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"Now about the work, I do not doubt it has its faults, but neither do I doubt that I am not entirely wrong, and that I shall succeed, though it be after a long period of seeking." Vincent van Gogh Letter 314 19 August 1883

This section will serve as the "archives" of The Vincent van Gogh Gallery. Material which doesn't readily fit into any of the other main categories will be held here as a reference for the visitor.

• "Vincent van Gogh as Bookseller's Clerk": Reprint of an article from 1914.

• Memoirs of Vincent Van Gogh's stay in Auvers-sur-Oise: A reminiscence of Van Gogh's time in Auvers-sur-Oise by Adeline Ravoux (1956).

• Les Marges: “Van Gogh in Antwerp”: Victor Hageman discusses his memories of attending art school in Antwerp with Van Gogh (1914).

• Preface to Letters from Vincent van Gogh to Emile Bernard: Bernard on Van Gogh's time in Paris (1911).

• Letter from Paul Signac to Gustave Coquiot: Paul Signac on his meeting with Van Gogh in early 1889, days after the "ear incident." (1923).

• Kunst und Künstler: “With Van Gogh’s Friends in Arles”: Dr. Félix Rey, Van Gogh's doctor during his stay in the hospital at Arles, discusses his memories of the artist (1928).

• Maps of Locations Where Van Gogh Lived: Vincent van Gogh lived in four different countries encompassing twenty cities and villages. These maps pinpoint the areas where the artist lived and worked.

• Vincent van Gogh's birth certificate.

• Van Gogh Family Tree: A genealogical look at the Van Gogh family--from 1789 to the present day.

• Mariella Guzzoni has written a very well researched and engaging article about the 2022 Van Gogh olive groves exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

• Vincent van Gogh: A Literary Life by Evert van Uitert: An in-depth exploration of how literature influenced Vincent van Gogh throughout his lifetime.

• Jewish Connections: This article, originally published in The Detroit Jewish News explores the Jewish links in Van Gogh's life.

• "The Isolated Ones": Vincent van Gogh: By Albert Aurier. The first major critique of Van Gogh's work and one of the only ones to be published in his lifetime.

• The Arles Petition: Full text of the petition to request confinement of Vincent van Gogh--signed by some citizens of Arles, France, 1889.
  • English version
  • Version français
  • Nederlandse versie
  • Chinese version

• "A Stranger on the Earth": Vincent van Gogh's first Sunday sermon. Delivered in Isleworth, England on 29 October 1876.

• Memoir of J. van Gogh-Bonger: By V. W. van Gogh.

• "Artists" by Octave Mirbeau.

• Van Gogh in the Attic by Dick Bouwman.
  • English version
  • Nederlandse versie (met illustraties)

• Johanna van-Gogh Bonger's Preface to the Letters

• Johanna van-Gogh Bonger's Memoir of Vincent van Gogh

• Letter from Émile Bernard to Albert Aurier (on the death of Vincent van Gogh)
  • English version
  • Version français
  • Nederlandse versie
  • Chinese version

• Personal Memories of Vincent van Gogh During his Stay in Amsterdam (Dr. M.B. Mendes da Costa)

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