{"product_id":"9780140446746","title":"The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Gogh, Vincent van, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 31\/07\/1997,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 560 pages, facsimiles,\u003cbr\u003e Series: 20th Century Architects, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Painting \u0026amp; paintings, Individual artists, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBiography: arts \u0026amp; entertainment \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780140446746\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new selection of post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gough's letters, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh put a human face on one of the most haunting figures in modern Western culture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this Penguin Classics edition, the letters are selected and edited by Ronald de Leeuw, and translated by Arnold Pomerans in Penguin Classics. Few artists' letters are as self-revelatory as Vincent van Gogh's, and this selection, spanning his artistic career, sheds light on every facet of the life and work of this complex and tortured man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngaging candidly and movingly with his religious struggles, his ill-fated search for love, his attacks of mental illness and his relation with his brother Theo, the letters contradict the popular myth of van Gogh as an anti-social madman and a martyr to art, showing instead a man of great emotional and spiritual depths. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbove 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition also includes the drawings that originally illustrated the letters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890) was born in Holland. In 1885 he painted his first masterpiece, The Potato Eaters, a haunting scene of domestic poverty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA year later he began studying in Paris, where he met Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and Seurat, who became very important influences on his work. In 1888 he left Paris for the Provencal landscape at Arles, the subject of many of his best works, including Sunflowers. If you enjoyed The Letters of Vincent van Gogh, you might also like 100 Artists Manifestos, available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022813036697,"sku":"9780140446746","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780140446746.jpg?v=1602536555","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780140446746","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}