The Yellow House (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618990580)

From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent van Gogh. They were the odd couple of the art world -- one calm, the other volatile -- and the denouement of their living arrangement was explosive. Making use of new evidence and Van Gogh's voluminous correspondence, Martin Gayford describes not only how these two hallowed artists painted and exchanged ideas, but also the texture of their everyday lives. Gayford also makes a persuasive analysis of Van Gogh's mental illness -- the probable bipolar affliction that led him to commit suicide at the age of thirty-seven. The Yellow House is a singular biographical work, as dramatic and vibrant as the work of these brilliant artists.

Author: Martin Gayford
ISBN-10: 0618990585
ISBN-13: 9780618990580
Publisher: Mariner Books
Language: English
Published: 04/24/2008
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.32h x 7.08w x 0.88d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.7
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 111430 / Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles


Review Citation(s):
Commonweal 12/05/2008 pg. 25