The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh

Sep 2003 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

A new selection of Vincent Van Gough's letters, based on an entirely new translation, revealing his religious struggles, his fascination with the French Revolution, his search for love and his involvement in humanitarian causes.

Ratings and reviews

As an admirer of Vincent van Gogh this book offers an opportunity to know the man with an element of intimacy biographies cannot convey. Unfortunately I do not know the Dutch language and as these letters are in English I can only hope not much nuance is lost within the translation between the two languages. Obviously nothing is better than reading in the author's native language, but barring that I am very grateful to read it at all, even in, as is the case here, English. This book is a wonderful collection of van Gogh's letters offering insights into his life in real time and intelligence behind the brush strokes of his art. It's important to get a glimpse of the mind that guided the hand of the painter and this volume offers such an opportunity.

A must read for artists no matter what the medium and art lovers who value the expression of human thought and experience in all its forms. In some respects, VVG has revealed his ideas and ideals behind the sketches and paintings, only appreciated fully well after the artist's life had ended.

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About the author

RONALD DE LEEUW is director of the Van Gough Museum in Amsterdam, and a specialist in 19th-century painting. He has been responsible for numerous exhibitions, including the 1990 Vincent Van Gough centennial retrospective.