Ever yours : the essential letters
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Ever yours : the essential letters
Yale University Press, 2014
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Correspondence
Vincent van Gogh : The letters
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Translation editor: Michael Hoyle ; translations from the Dutch by Lynne Edwards, John Rudge and Dianne Webb ; translations from the French by Sue Dyson and Imogen Forster
Includes index
"Abridged edition of the Complete six-volume publication, "Vincent van Gogh -- The Letters: The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition", edited by Leo Jansen, Hans Luijten, and Nienke Bakker (Brussels: Mercatorfonds; London and New York: Thames and Hudson, 2009)"--T.p. verso
Main text in English with parallel reproductions of several letters in Dutch and French
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"There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating." -W. H. Auden
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'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'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.
The letters are accompanied by a general introduction, historic family photographs, and reproductions of 87 actual pages of 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, Ever Yours is the essential book on Van Gogh's letters, which every art and literature lover needs to own.
Published in association with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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