Bookstore: Vincent van Gogh (nonfiction)

	Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh Vincent van Gogh Irving Stone (Editor)
	Format: Paperback Publication Date: August 1995 Available for delivery in 2 - 3 Days
	A powerful self-portrait - the artist's intimate letters to his brother. Van Gogh's brother Theo was his confidant and companion, and, in his letters to him, Van Gogh reveals himself as artist and man. Even more than if he had purposely intended to tell his life story, Van Gogh's letters lay bare his deepest feelings, as well as his everyday concerns and his views of the world of art. »An extraordinary book... and a great one.« THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh Ronald de Leeuw (Editor) Arnold J. Pomerans (Translator)

Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
Publication Date: September 1996
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This volume reinstates a large number of passages omitted from earlier editions of Van Gogh's letters and includes, whenever possible, the wonderful pen-and-ink sketches Van Gogh added to his written messages. The notes by Ronald de Leeuw (former director of the Van Gogh Museum) provide informative links between the letters. 49 sketches. 4 facsimile letters.

»The translations read smoothly and are more elegant than those found in other editions.«
LIBRARY JOURNAL

»Like his paintings, van Gogh's letters express unparalleled depth
of feeling, and we catch our breath in wonder as we read them.«
BOOKLIST

	Van Gogh Calendar, 1998 Ed. Abrams
	Publication Date: August 1997 Special Order: Ships 3-5 weeks This title needs to be ordered directly with the publisher and usually ships within 3-5 weeks. There are occasions where the titles may go out of print or the publishers may no longer carry stock.
	The beautiful 1998 Van Gogh Calendar, Wall Edition. Dimensions 30 x 34 cm (12" x 13").

	Van Gogh (Crown Art Library) René Huyghe
	Format: Paperback, 96 pages Publication Date: August 1995 Available for delivery in 2 - 3 Days
	A nice book by the French art historian René Huyghe, at a very affordable price. Dimensions 28 x 21 cm (11" x 8").

	Van Gogh's Progress: Utopia, Modernity, & Late-Nineteenth-Century Art Carol Zemel
	Format: Hardcover, 324 pages Publication Date: March 1997 Available for delivery in 2 - 3 Days
	The most interesting aspect of this study is its refusal to focus on Vincent van Gogh as a tortured romantic hero; instead, van Gogh is discussed in the terms of a 19th-century professional artist. As the subtitle suggests, Carol Zemel, who is the author of two other books on the artist, attempts here to illustrate how van Gogh attempted to live out his artistic ideals in his real life, using evidence from his writings as well as his visual work. This is not your typical splashy coffee-table book laden with colorful reproductions of van Gogh's paintings; there are only 14 color plates, and more than 150 black-and-white illustrations. Despite its lack of color, this book is a rare and pleasing combination of scholarship and storytelling. Zemel explores issues relevant to any artist living and working at the time: gender issues, class, the emerging art market, and the artist's role in a modern metropolis, all the while bringing the mysterious figure of van Gogh vividly to life.

	Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings Ingo F. Walther R. Metzger
	Format: Hardcover, 740 pages Publication Date: May 1995 Available for delivery in 2 - 3 Days
	The two volumes of the »Complete Paintings« of Vincent van Gogh offer 747 full colour and 157 monochrome illustrations. Volume One follows the artist's work from October 1881 to his stay in Paris. There he painted over two hundred pictures. Volume Two traces the artist's development from his departure for Arles through the fruitful Saint-Rémy period to his tragic death at Auvers-sur-Oise on July 1890. Within just thirty months, working at fever pitch, van Gogh painted the 463 works that were to make him famous the whole world over. »These two slipcased volumes would make a first-rate addition to any library. They are a real treasurehouse.« ESQUIRE

	Vincent: The Complete Self-Portraits Bernard Denvir
	Format: Hardcover, 144 pages Publication Date: May 1997 Available for delivery in 2 - 3 Days
	This is the only volume to showcase full-color reproductions of all of Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits, plus rare photographs of the artist. Excerpts from van Gogh's writings and commentary from a noted art historian complement each image, making this a uniquely insightful pictorial and literary biography. Full-color illustrations. »written at a level young adults will appreciate; but the interest will reach into adult audiences with this fine, complete collection of the artist's self-portraits and accompanying reflections« MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW