Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait in Art and Letters

About this book

Throughout his life Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) wrote hundreds of letters many to his brother Theo. Theo acted as patron agent and sounding board to the artist whose life was fraught with poverty a struggle for recognition and alternating fits of madness and lucidity. Van Gogh also corresponded with other family members and fellow artists including his dear friends Paul Gauguin and Emile Bernard. His letters originally collected by Theos wife Johanna exhibit Van Goghs genius his depth of observation and his feelings in their most naked form. In Vincent Van Gogh these letters have been excerpted newly translated and set side-by-side with more than 250 of his drawings and paintings. Van Goghs words and art illuminate each other and reveal a portrait of the artist as never seen before. The commentary of H. Anna Suh frames Van Goghs work and puts his art letters life and struggles into rich context. The result is this timeless jewel of a collection unlike any other Van Gogh book that has gone before.