re: #477 CuriousLurker

I hate that self-righteous bullshit, y’know? The two years with Sien, the prostitute, and her daughter was the only domestic relationship Van Gogh ever had. His brother Theo was the only one who didn’t withdraw support from him for it. I can’t help but wonder if they’d been allowed to stay together and create a family—no matter how poor & imperfect—perhaps they could have found some measure of happiness & comfort in each other. But NO, that’s not good enough. Gah!

HIs art, like Pollack’s, probably wasn’t pious and drab enough.