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Ever Yours : The Essential Letters, Hardcover by Gogh, Vincent Van; Jansen, Leo (EDT); Luijten, Hans (EDT); Bakker, Nienke (EDT), ISBN 0300209479, ISBN-13 9780300209471, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Shares 265 letters in which the painter reflects on his creative pursuits, his relationship with his father, and his passion for art and literature, while revealing his close bond with his brother Theo and his complex inner life.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300209479

ISBN-139780300209471

eBay Product ID (ePID)201662518

Product Key Features

Book TitleEver Yours : the Essential Letters

Number of Pages784 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, Individual Artists / General, Letters, Artists, Architects, Photographers

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections

AuthorVincent van Gogh

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.9 in

Item Weight60.9 Oz

Item Length10.4 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-939683

Reviews"Of considerable interest to art lovers, students, scholars, and others, this affordable, well-presented, and scholarly publication is very highly recommended for many academic, large public, and special library art book collections."-- Library Journal , starred review, "A revelatory read in its hefty totality, brimming with insights into the rich and turbulent inner life of one of humanity's greatest creative luminaries."--Maria Popova, Brainpickings, "No artist was ever a more engaging, vivid, honest, yearning, generous correspondent: you can open this selection on any page and be instantly riveted. Marvellously condensed from the Van Gogh Museum's landmark six-volume 2009 edition."--Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times "The truth about Vincent van Gogh, the very core of his struggles, beliefs, madness, and ambitions can be found in his collected letters, Ever Yours ."--Nick Mafi, Daily Beast "Of considerable interest to art lovers, students, scholars, and others, this affordable, well-presented, and scholarly publication is very highly recommended for many academic, large public, and special library art book collections."-- Library Journal , starred review "The letters serve as a kind of autobiography, attesting to van Gogh's engagement in art, his trials and aspirations, and, most vividly, his relationship with his younger brother Theo. . . . [Van Gogh's] descriptions of his own paintings are poetically evocative, and his long, detailed, emotional outpourings offer insight into his suffering, loneliness and dreams."-- Kirkus Reviews "Frequently more absorbing, expansive, and instructive than a collection of letters ought to be."--Dan Piepenbring, Paris Review "Daily" "Frequently more absorbing, expansive, and instructive than a collection of letters ought to be."--Dan Piepenbring, Paris Review "Daily" "A revelatory read in its hefty totality, brimming with insights into the rich and turbulent inner life of one of humanity's greatest creative luminaries."--Maria Popova, Brainpickings "Of all the qualities we associate with Vincent Van Gogh, 'giver of profound life advice' generally doesn't top the list. But based on the insights contained within [ Ever Yours ], a collection of letters written by the artist himself, perhaps it should."--Sophie Kleeman, Mic "This book will soothe your artistic soul even as it breaks your heart. . . . [Van Gogh] does not come across as the wild-eyed, ear-severing artist of his myth in this extraordinary volume, comprised of 265 carefully selected letters, many illustrated with his sketches and doodles. . . . The real surprise, and delight, of this volume is to learn that Van Gogh was not trained as an artist. He was a writer who happened to work in the art trade and his real aspiration was to become a preacher. . . . Get this book for the artist in the family who believes he or she has seen it all already."--Alan Bisbort, Waterbury [CT] Republican-American, "The truth about Vincent van Gogh, the very core of his struggles, beliefs, madness, and ambitions can be found in his collected letters, Ever Yours ."--Nick Mafi, Daily Beast, "Frequently more absorbing, expansive, and instructive than a collection of letters ought to be."--Dan Piepenbring, Paris Review "Daily", "This book will soothe your artistic soul even as it breaks your heart. . . . [Van Gogh] does not come across as the wild-eyed, ear-severing artist of his myth in this extraordinary volume, comprised of 265 carefully selected letters, many illustrated with his sketches and doodles. . . . The real surprise, and delight, of this volume is to learn that Van Gogh was not trained as an artist. He was a writer who happened to work in the art trade and his real aspiration was to become a preacher. . . . Get this book for the artist in the family who believes he or she has seen it all already."--Alan Bisbort, Waterbury [CT] Republican-American, "No artist was ever a more engaging, vivid, honest, yearning, generous correspondent: you can open this selection on any page and be instantly riveted. Marvellously condensed from the Van Gogh Museum's landmark six-volume 2009 edition."--Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times "The truth about Vincent van Gogh, the very core of his struggles, beliefs, madness, and ambitions can be found in his collected letters, Ever Yours ."--Nick Mafi, Daily Beast "Of considerable interest to art lovers, students, scholars, and others, this affordable, well-presented, and scholarly publication is very highly recommended for many academic, large public, and special library art book collections."-- Library Journal , starred review "The letters serve as a kind of autobiography, attesting to van Gogh's engagement in art, his trials and aspirations, and, most vividly, his relationship with his younger brother Theo. . . . [Van Gogh's] descriptions of his own paintings are poetically evocative, and his long, detailed, emotional outpourings offer insight into his suffering, loneliness and dreams."-- Kirkus Reviews "Frequently more absorbing, expansive, and instructive than a collection of letters ought to be."--Dan Piepenbring, Paris Review "Daily" "Frequently more absorbing, expansive, and instructive than a collection of letters ought to be."--Dan Piepenbring, Paris Review's "Daily" Blog "A revelatory read in its hefty totality, brimming with insights into the rich and turbulent inner life of one of humanity's greatest creative luminaries."--Maria Popova, Brainpickings "Of all the qualities we associate with Vincent Van Gogh, 'giver of profound life advice' generally doesn't top the list. But based on the insights contained within [ Ever Yours ], a collection of letters written by the artist himself, perhaps it should."--Sophie Kleeman, Mic "This book will soothe your artistic soul even as it breaks your heart. . . . [Van Gogh] does not come across as the wild-eyed, ear-severing artist of his myth in this extraordinary volume, comprised of 265 carefully selected letters, many illustrated with his sketches and doodles. . . . The real surprise, and delight, of this volume is to learn that Van Gogh was not trained as an artist. He was a writer who happened to work in the art trade and his real aspiration was to become a preacher. . . . Get this book for the artist in the family who believes he or she has seen it all already."--Alan Bisbort, Waterbury [CT] Republican-American, 'No artist was ever a more engaging, vivid, honest, yearning, generous correspondent: you can open this selection on any page and be instantly riveted. Marvellously condensed from the Van Gogh Museum's landmark six-volume 2009 edition.'--Jackie Wullschlager, The Financial Times, "No artist was ever a more engaging, vivid, honest, yearning, generous correspondent: you can open this selection on any page and be instantly riveted. Marvellously condensed from the Van Gogh Museum's landmark six-volume 2009 edition."--Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times "The truth about Vincent van Gogh, the very core of his struggles, beliefs, madness, and ambitions can be found in his collected letters, Ever Yours ."--Nick Mafi, Daily Beast "Of considerable interest to art lovers, students, scholars, and others, this affordable, well-presented, and scholarly publication is very highly recommended for many academic, large public, and special library art book collections."-- Library Journal , starred review "The letters serve as a kind of autobiography, attesting to van Gogh's engagement in art, his trials and aspirations, and, most vividly, his relationship with his younger brother Theo. . . . [Van Gogh's] descriptions of his own paintings are poetically evocative, and his long, detailed, emotional outpourings offer insight into his suffering, loneliness and dreams."-- Kirkus Reviews "Frequently more absorbing, expansive, and instructive than a collection of letters ought to be."--Dan Piepenbring, Paris Review "Daily" "Frequently more absorbing, expansive, and instructive than a collection of letters ought to be."--Dan Piepenbring, Paris Review "Daily" "A revelatory read in its hefty totality, brimming with insights into the rich and turbulent inner life of one of humanity's greatest creative luminaries."--Maria Popova, Brainpickings "Of all the qualities we associate with Vincent Van Gogh, 'giver of profound life advice' generally doesn't top the list. But based on the insights contained within [ Ever Yours ], a collection of letters written by the artist himself, perhaps it should."--Sophie Kleeman, Mic "This book will soothe your artistic soul even as it breaks your heart. . . . [Van Gogh] does not come across as the wild-eyed, ear-severing artist of his myth in this extraordinary volume, comprised of 265 carefully selected letters, many illustrated with his sketches and doodles. . . . The real surprise, and delight, of this volume is to learn that Van Gogh was not trained as an artist. He was a writer who happened to work in the art trade and his real aspiration was to become a preacher. . . . Get this book for the artist in the family who believes he or she has seen it all already."--Alan Bisbort, Waterbury [CT] Republican-American A Best Art Book of 2014 -- Huffington Post, "[Van Gogh's letters] make up not only a creative autobiography without parallel in visual art but what the editors of a new selection call 'a highlight of world literature.'. . . Lovers not only of great art but great autobiography should devour this ample sample. A bargain at 770 pages, enriched by scores of the drawings (or 'croquis') with which Vincent explained his works-in-progress, the volume knits 265 letters into a coherent, impassionaed, and eloquent pilgrim's progress"--Boyd Tonkin, The Independent, "Of all the qualities we associate with Vincent Van Gogh, 'giver of profound life advice' generally doesn't top the list. But based on the insights contained within [ Ever Yours ], a collection of letters written by the artist himself, perhaps it should."--Sophie Kleeman, Mic, 'A fitting tribute in the year that marks the 125th anniversary of the artist's death.'-- Apollo Magazine ., "The letters serve as a kind of autobiography, attesting to van Gogh's engagement in art, his trials and aspirations, and, most vividly, his relationship with his younger brother Theo. . . . [Van Gogh's] descriptions of his own paintings are poetically evocative, and his long, detailed, emotional outpourings offer insight into his suffering, loneliness and dreams."-- Kirkus Reviews

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal759.9492

Synopsis"There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating." --W. H. Auden, "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., "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

LC Classification NumberND653