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Van Gogh: The Life

Steven Naifeh

hardcover | Pages: 950 pages

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Title	:	Van Gogh: The Life
Author	:	Steven Naifeh
Book Format	:	hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 950 pages
Published	:	October 18th 2011 by Random House (first published 2011)
Categories	:	Art. Biography. Nonfiction. History. Art History

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Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith galvanized readers with their astonishing Jackson Pollock: An American Saga, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography, a book acclaimed for its miraculous research and overwhelming narrative power. Now Naifeh and Smith have written another tour de force—an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable, and ultimately heartbreaking portrait of creative genius Vincent van Gogh.

Working with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Naifeh and Smith have accessed a wealth of previously untapped materials. While drawing liberally from the artist’s famously eloquent letters, they have also delved into hundreds of unpublished family correspondences, illuminating with poignancy the wanderings of Van Gogh’s troubled, restless soul. Naifeh and Smith bring a crucial understanding to the larger-than-life mythology of this great artist—his early struggles to find his place in the world; his intense relationship with his brother Theo; his impetus for turning to brush and canvas; and his move to Provence, where in a brief burst of incandescent productivity he painted some of the best-loved works in Western art.

The authors also shed new light on many unexplored aspects of Van Gogh’s inner world: his deep immersion in literature and art; his erratic and tumultuous romantic life; and his bouts of depression and mental illness.

Though countless books have been written about Van Gogh, and though the broad outlines of his tragedy have long inhabited popular culture, no serious, ambitious examination of his life has been attempted in more than seventy years. Naifeh and Smith have re-created Van Gogh’s life with an astounding vividness and psychological acuity that bring a completely new and sympathetic understanding to this unique artistic genius whose signature images of sunflowers and starry nights have won a permanent place in the human imagination.

868 pages of text, 953 pages with notes

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Original Title:	Van Gogh: The Life
ISBN:	0375507485 (ISBN13: 9780375507489)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.vangoghbiography.com
Characters:	Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Theo van Gogh
Literary Awards:	Society of Midland Authors Award for Biography (2012)

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I had to read this long, tortuously researched book slowly, bolstering it between lighter works. The strange, haunted genius that Naifeh and Smith paint in their 950 pages aroused in me empathy, pain, sometimes disgust, sometimes wonder. My mind wandered, perhaps with more understanding, to others I have known in life and in books who had in some slight way some of the characteristics of Vincent and his brother Theo. This is a book to be remembered, a life to weep over, a spark to add new

This book was so long I decided to stop and write a review before I finished reading it. Having said that, this biography is a very intricate, highly detailed account of Van Gogh's life. I almost felt that I had reached the end of it only to realize I was still on the 200th something page. This is not to say it was boring- was actually quite interesting. And I say that because I couldn't help but try to analyze some of what was going on in his head. Like at some point I thought Vincent must have

EXTREMELY DETAILED !So much information in this spectacular and in-depth bio on Van Gogh arbitrary and turbulent life .And with that so much despair and sadness. Van Gogh lived a life with many obstacles. His struggle with mental illness and depression . The demons that refused to leave his head . His rejection from family , lovers and other artist .But despite all of this he had a mutual love and admiration for his brother Theo . Theo was his "saving grace" in many ways .Without doubt Van Gogh

This is a massive and wonderful book about an amazing person. I've read several books about Vincent, both fiction and non-fiction and I thought I knew a lot about Vincent's life, but Naifeh and Smith provide a lot more information than any of the others I've read and do it well. Having recently read Carol Wallace's Leaving Van Gogh with Goodread's Art Lovers group, I must say that I think her book should be banned for using real people in a fiction that is so far from the known facts.Naifeh and

This was by far the most incredibly detailed biography I have ever read but also one of the most fascinating books in general Ive ever picked up. I have always been drawn to van Goghs art and also him as a person, but admittedly didnt know much despite having gone to the museum dedicated to him twice. He is such a legendary figure but the real story, meticulously researched and written here, is absolutely tragic. I find myself wanting to reach out to anyone Ive ever been mean to in my life to

The patron saint of tortured artistsWhen Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith announced that they were going to write a very extensive biography of Vincent Van Gogh, they heard many people ask, Another Van Gogh biography? The truth, according to the authors, is that there had not been an actual biography of Van Gogh in 70 years (Irving Stones biographical novel, Lust for Life, doesnt really count) so they published a biography worthy of their subject in 2011. After this definitive biography, I

I was blown away by this book. Not only for its deeply researched detail, but because it does what a superior biography should do, it humanizes it's subject and makes the reader care about them. This is no easy feat with a character like Vincent Van Gogh. Through letters with his brother Theo, we come to learn of Vincent's petty jealousies and insecurities, his living off his brother's money, his violent temper, and a host of other unlikeable traits. Yet by the end of this book, I found it