Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
by Vincent Van Gogh (Author)
Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
by Vincent Van Gogh, Mark Roskill
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The best biography is:
M.E.Tralbaut - Vincent van Gogh
Studio book Viking Press 1969
M.E. Tralbaut spent 50 years of research for this book. It is very well written. Very reasonable in his analyse. All good books following are based on van Goghs letters and this book. One finds it as used. Buy it if you can, it offers excellent repros and photo documents.
The excellent books of Taschen Publications are based on Tralbauts research:
Van Gogh, the Complete Paintings by
Ingo F. Walther , Vincent Van Gogh , R. Metzger
At amazon.com several editions $US 12.50 up.
Published in 1913: Julius Meier-Graefe:
"Vincent van Gogh - A Biography"
Translations and reprints $US 6.95 up
When Meier-Graefe wrote about van Gogh, the public was not aware of this name. Meier-Graefe tried to understand and explain van Gogh, the singular strange person. He understood his religous passion. But he had to assume many aspects. This led to legends and errors.
Walter Nigg: Vincent van Gogh. Der Blick in die Sonne. Ein biographischer Essay . Diogenes, Zürich 2003, 154 S., 19,90 EUR
Here comes a cleanup of the Vincent van Gogh legend:
Stefan Koldehoff: Van Gogh. Mythos und Wirklichkeit. Die Wahrheit über den
teuersten Maler der Welt. DuMont, Kamp 2003, 303 S., 29,90 EUR
USA Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Rowohlt Tb.; (February 1, 2003) ISBN: 3499506203 (Expected in 2004) |
