Let's use this picture of his on this same page in the left hand corner, the "Starry Night".

He's clearly talking about showing things as they merge from one state to another.

This writing below is not for this particular work by Vincent, his "Starry Night", but to start off the discussion, I believe it has about the same meaning as to his last painting he had sketch onto paper and had painted that he is talking about below.

I believe it has been written in an earlier leather bound book, written in slang German, supposedly by Julius Meier-Graefe that there was something in the metamorphosis which Vincent had sketched. This to me sounds as if to be Vincent's real last letter, written in his own words,... these words of his which more than likely was found in his vest pocket after he had died. I believe it is just like it was been said, written down in history for all to read. Why in this ever loving art world of ours would there ever be controversies about this assumed letter? It should amaze us all of why in this Master of Fine Art world of ours why the art experts would want to have changed it,.... or even calling it as a draft of an earlier letter with others sent after it and just changing the wording a little. What a farce! This alone would mean to me that there is a definite cover up and it had to have been read by a few, and even possibly read openly at his funeral. I'd only guess in order to have been repeated and copied down so complete, not to mention the many attempts to silence it.

Let's just say this last letter began as so;

My dear Theo,

There is something I must tell you before I die, for in general, there was something in the metamorphosis which I had just sketched and painted. If, however, such interpretations were possible,.... no doubt the reverse,... it could be deduced with equal logic. I believe it would be good for you to know the truth,... before it becomes too late.

" I believe I was just painting , say a tree or a plant with leaves, or you can even say a women or something without offending anyone if they happen to be able to see what I had painted. Instead of a tree or a women, I painted something jagged, something which hurts people and stings them, something over which people stumble, something most everyone finds very irritating. So the question arises as to whether it would have been wiser not to offend against the present, instead of helping the dim and distant future. No doubt the future is going to be very great and there will be many good things that could be said about it, but, no one had been there yet."

It is amazing to me that not one has figure this little statement in his supposed last letter out in all the years which has been written down for all to read. You can read it yourself in a book called "Vincent" by Julius Meier-Graefe published in 1935.

That is clearly the definition my friend and what he was talking about, but can people see what it was in these paintings of certain works that he's talking about? Myself I'd haft to say not many, especially since not any one seems to knows what painting it was he was talking about in his last letter. That is most likely why they never made sense of either the painting or the letter and that is how it managed to elude the experts and the general public.

It is just like he had said, If a certain parts of his last painting was ever to be deciphered, more than likely the reverse, while he tell them and us what could be said it was, just to conceal the true identity and meaning. Just tell them it's a woman or something he said. that's all I'll say of what was said in the last letter for right now.

Now,.. let us all take a good look at his "Starry Night" painting, the one up at the top of this page. It is easier to see the main theme as a whole, especially when looking at the smaller picture of it. First before I tell you all what I myself sees,... I would like to get other point of view of what you or others might imagine you can see.

Please don't let it bother you what you see and write down, for Einstein most important and famous quote was; "Imagination is more important that knowledge". I'll tell you all a little latter of what I see myself in this painting,.. after I read a couple of answers of what others might see themselves. Talk to you all later after all the replies.