Van Gogh : The Life / Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith.
| Author/creator | Naifeh, Steven, 1952- |
| Other author | Smith, Gregory White. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First U.S. Edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Random House, [2011] |
| Description | xiii, 953 pages, 16 unnumbered colored plates : some colored illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue: A fanatic heart -- The early years, 1853-1880 -- Dams and dikes -- An outpost on the heath -- A strange boy -- God and money -- The road to Rijswijk -- The exile -- Imitation of Christ -- Pilgrim's progress -- O Jerusalem, O Zundert -- Head to the wind -- "Dat is het" -- The black country -- The land of pictures -- The Dutch years, 1880-1886 -- Hearts of ice -- Aimer encore -- A draftsman's fist -- My little window -- Orphan man -- Jacob and Esau -- Castles in the air -- The prisoner -- La joie de vivre -- The waternix -- A grain of madness -- In one rush -- Lost illusions --The French years, 1886-1890 -- Against the grain -- The Zemganno brothers -- Catch and release -- A mercenary frenzy -- Le paradou -- The sunflower and the oleander -- The poet's garden -- Imaginary savage -- La lutte -- The stranger -- Two roads -- The real south -- Starry night -- The isolated one -- "A degenerate child" -- The garden and the wheat field -- Illusions fade; the sublime remains -- Ici repose -- Appendix. A note on Vincent's fatal wounding. |
| Abstract | Draws on newly available primary sources to present an in-depth, accessible profile that offers revisionist assessments of the influential artist's turbulent life and genius works. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [895]-918) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010053005 |
| ISBN | 9780375507489 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0375507485 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9781588360472 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1588360474 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | N6953.G3 N35 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |