Letter 04/21/1888 - by Vincent van Gogh

... Here is a sketch of an orchard that I'd planned specially for you for May 1. [Theo's Birthday] It's absolutely simple and done at one go. A whirl of impasto with the faintest hint of yellow and lilac on the first white clump. You'll probably be in Holland at that time, and you'll perhaps see the same trees in blossom that very day. ...