Letters of Vincent Van Gogh - Softcover

Gogh, Vincent Van

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689701675 ISBN 13: 9780689701672

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1963

Synopsis

Letters of Van Gogh, also includes the memoir of Vincent written by his sister-in-law

About this title

Review:

"The best book of writing on art I have read." -- The Week

From the Back Cover:

That Vincent van Gogh was one of the greatest painters in the history of European art is now generally accepted. That he was a man of high intelligence and tender affections these letters abundantly establish. By their directness and humility they bring us an intimate understanding of genius. To anyone interested in painting or in the mind of a creative artist they are indispensable.

But what makes them of supreme importance is their fascination for people who have, in the ordinary way, no particular interest in the arts. It is the human spirit, not fame of the artist, that is the secret of their perennial attraction.

This selection by Professor Mark Roskill, who contributes an introduction and notes, also includes the memoir of van Gogh written by his sister-in-law.

The cover shows van Gogh's portrait of his friend the postman Roulin, 'a man who is neither embittered, nor sad, nor perfect, nor happy, nor always irreproachably right. But such a good soul and so wise and so full of feeling and so trustful.'

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1963
• ISBN 10: 0689701675
• ISBN 13: 9780689701672
• Binding: Paperback