That art is most enjoyed by other artists should come as no surprise. Art students of varying experience and ages are often the most appreciative, and some of the best buyers. A surprising number of artists buy other artist's works. We are our own best audience.

"One of Vincent's six pictures found a buyer. It was the red vines, now in the hermitage at Leningrad, which was bought by Anna Boch, the sister of Eugene who had visited Vincent at Arles. This sale greatly encouraged Vincent, especially when he learnt that it was his friend's sister, herself a painter, who had bought the picture." (237)




237. Marc Edo Tralbaut, Vincent Van Gogh, (N.Y., Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd., 1981), p. 299