Ever Yours: The Essential Letters (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300209471)

"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

Author: Vincent Van Gogh
ISBN-10: 0300209479
ISBN-13: 9780300209471
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2014
Pages: 784
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.67lbs
Size: 10.34h x 7.24w x 1.85d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014
Foreword 11/26/2014
Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 101