Who said “A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.”?

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Vincent Van Gogh. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceQuote in a letter to Theo, from Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 9 or 10 February 1890 (1890), published in The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh, Vol. 3 (1958) New York Graphic Society, p. 256; see original letter

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“A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.”
— Vincent Van Gogh
VerifiedQuote in a letter to Theo, from Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 9 or 10 February 1890 (1890), published in The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh, Vol. 3 (1958) New York Graphic Society, p. 256; see original letter · evidenceDeeds and Good Deeds

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Gogh, V. V. (n.d.). A good picture is equivalent to a good deed. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13099-a-good-picture-is-equivalent-to-a-good/

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Gogh, Vincent Van. “A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13099-a-good-picture-is-equivalent-to-a-good/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Gogh, Vincent Van. “A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13099-a-good-picture-is-equivalent-to-a-good/.

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