Vincent in Paris
(Summer 1887)

…How beautiful it is outdoors when everything is wet with rain — before — during — after the rain. I really ought not to miss a single shower. This morning I hung all the painted studies in the studio. I wish I could talk to you about them.
As I indeed expected and counted on while I was at work, I had to buy rather a lot extra, and the money is almost used up. I’ve now painted for a fortnight from early morning to late in the evening, so to speak, and if I continued like this it would work out too expensive as long as I’m not selling.

From a letter to his brother Theo.

Undergrowth
Summer 1887
Oil on canvas
32 x 46 cm
Utrecht: Centraal Museum
https://www.centraalmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/22123-sous-bois-vincent-van-gogh