Description: If ever there was any doubt that Van Gogh's letters belong beside those great classics of artistic self-revelation, Cellini's autobiography and Delacroix's journal, this excellent edition dispels it.
—The Times (London)
Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.
Few artists' letters are as self-revelatory as Vincent Van Gogh's, and the selection included here, spanning the whole of his artistic career, sheds light on every facet of the life and work of this complex and tortured man. Engaging candidly and movingly with his religious struggles, his ill-fated search for love, his intense relationship with his brother Theo and his attacks of mental illness, the letters contradict the popular image of Van Gogh as an anti-social madman and a martyr to art, showing instead that he was capable of great emotional and spiritual depths. Above all, they stand as an intense personal narrative of artistic development and a unique account of the process of creation.
The letters are linked by explanatory biographical passages, revealing Van Gogh's inner journey as well as the outer facts of his life. This edition includes the drawings that originally illustrated the letters.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Narrative Type: book
Type: book
Intended Audience: General/trade
Book Title: Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
Number of Pages: 560 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 1998
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Individual Artists / General, Letters, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: Vincent Van Gogh
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
