We Owe Our Access to Vincent Van Gogh's Thoughts and Feelings

question 17

Multiple Choice

We owe our access to Vincent van Gogh's thoughts and feelings about many of his paintings to

• A) the Van Gogh Research Society.
• B) the research of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel.
• C) the many letters he wrote to friends and relatives.
• D) his autobiography.
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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