Labels:bulletin board | chat room | daily | earth | gazette | person | poster | reckoner | sky OCR: 102 I1 PP 74C Letter 474 559 (Letter 482), 591 (Letter 501); III, da (Letter 539), 50 (Letter 541 99(Letter 558b Actually Van Gogh's involvement tin the colonial process began early in his career and haunted his imagination late in life This was no doubt encouraged the fact that he had relatives and friends working for the colonial admini- strations ir both the Dutch East Indies and South Africa See ibid. 11 pp. (Letter 278) 32 (Letter 282), 158 160Letter 330) 254- 255 (Letter 351a); III 189 Letter 598. It is curious ta find that Van Gogh claims as ane source of inspiration for his Cafe Terrace Nigh Maupas- sant's novel Bel Ama. While found no such description ir the : novel and only the mast cursor references starry night the novel is more interesting for its plot in the con- text ofour a ...