Ever Yours: The Essential Letters

Gogh, Vincent van

ISBN 10: 0300209479 / ISBN 13: 9780300209471

Editore: Yale University Press, 2014

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<div><b>&#34;There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating.&#34; &#8212;W. H. Auden</b><br><br> In addition to his many remarkable paintings and drawings, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) left behind a fascinating and voluminous body of correspondence. This highly accessible book includes a broad selection of 265 letters, from a total of 820 in existence, that focus on Van Gogh&#8217;s relentless quest to find his destiny, a search that led him to become an artist; the close bond with his brother Theo; his fraught relationship with his father; his innate yearning for recognition; and his great love of art and literature. The correspondence not only offers detailed insights into Van Gogh&#8217;s complex inner life, but also re-creates the world in which he lived and the artistic avant-garde that was taking hold in Paris.<br> &#160;<br> The letters are accompanied by a general introduction, historic family photographs, and reproductions of&#160;87 actual pages of&#160;letters that contain sketches by Van Gogh. Selected from the critically acclaimed 6-volume set of letters published by the Van Gogh Museum in 2009,&#160;<i>Ever Yours</i>&#160;is the essential book on Van Gogh&#8217;s letters, which every art and literature lover needs to own. &#160;</div>

Informazioni sull?autore: <div><b>Leo Jansen</b>, formerly curator of paintings at the Van Gogh Museum, is editor of the Mondrian Edition Project. <b>Hans Luijten </b>is a senior researcher and <b>Nienke Bakker</b> is curator of paintings&#160;at the Van Gogh Museum.&#160;</div>

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Titolo: Ever Yours: The Essential Letters
Casa editrice: Yale University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2014
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: Very Good