The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Mark Roskill

The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Mark Roskill

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.

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Mark Roskill is professor of art history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of What Is Art History? and coauthor, with David Carrier, of Truth and Falsehood in Visual Images.

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ISBN 13	9781416580867
ISBN 10	1416580867
Title	The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
Author	Mark Roskill
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Touchstone Books
Year published	2008-11-01
Number of pages	352
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