Van gogh biography new release
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Van Gogh: The Life
This update provides a summary of Part III. I have finally finished reading this very detailed biography. inom wrote a review of each part as soon as inom had read it. Thus, the review is organized this way: Part III, Part II, Part inom.
Part III Review
Van Gogh: The French Years 1886 - 1890 (Part Three) (Read Jan 19 - 24, 2025)
Of the three parts, this is the hardest to read as it offered a close look at van Gogh's interior world, his mental breakdown, hospitalization in more than one asylum, his death, and the controversies surrounding it.
Summary:
What a tragic life van Gogh had! inom do not think inom can ever see another of his painting without being reminded of the pain he suffered, his incredible talent, indefatigable energy, determination, hard work, and passion for self-expression.
Part II Review
Part II: The Dutch Years: 1880 - 1886 (Read Jan 5 - Jan 19
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Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑn ˈɣɔx] ( listen);[note 1] (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work had far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. His paintings include portraits, self portraits, landscapes, still lifes, olive trees and cypresses, wheat fields and sunflowers. He was largely ignored by critics until after his early death in 1890. The only substantial exhibitions held during his lifetime were showcases in Paris and Brussels. The first published full-length article came in 1890, when Albert Aurier described him as a Symbolist. The widespread and popular realisation of his significance in the history of modern art did not begin until his adoption by the Fauves and German Expressionists in the mid-1910s. Vincent van Gogh was born to upper middle class parents and spent his early adulthood working for a firm of art dealers before travelling to The Hague, London and Paris, after which he taught in England at Islew
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Biographies
I'm chagrined that it's taken me nearly a year to write a proper review of Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith's monumental new biography of Vincent van Gogh. In my own poor defense a number of Van Gogh-related projects (which brought me to Amsterdam twice in 2012) were an ongoing (but pleasant) distraction. More to the point, this biography was not something I wanted to rush through. A few early (and, not surprisingly, hugely positive) reviews came out just days after the book's publication. "How is it possible," I wondered, "to properly read and evaluate such an incredible resource so quickly?" Which is not to slight any of the early reviewers, of course. In addition, I found the wonderful online notes for the biography (www.vangoghbiography.com) to be an endless (and quite marvelous) diversion. I was forever running between book and computer to delve into further detail of yet