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March 11 1903
My dear mother

Everything is rosy with the new composition. I never felt so much love for my work. This new painting is a treasure. Each day I urge it on, and mornings receive new, fresh power in the thought of your pleasure in such a work.

It seems to me more than a part of myself, the work is receiving much inspiration from all my childhood and your love. It is the first time that I have realized how much a home affects ones work -- A picture of