“Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
galvanized readers with their astonishing Jackson Pollock: An American Saga,
winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography, a book acclaimed for its miraculous
research and overwhelming narrative power. Now Naifeh and Smith have written
another tour de force—an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable, and
ultimately heartbreaking portrait of creative genius Vincent van Gogh. Working
with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh
Museum in Amsterdam, Naifeh and Smith have accessed a
wealth of previously untapped materials. While drawing liberally from the artist’s
famously eloquent letters, they have also delved into hundreds of unpublished
family correspondences, illuminating with poignancy the wanderings of Van
Gogh’s troubled, restless soul. Naifeh and Smith bring a crucial understanding
to the larger-than-life mythology of this great artist—his early struggles to
find his place in the world; his intense relationship with his brother Theo;
his impetus for turning to brush and canvas; and his move to Provence, where in
a brief burst of incandescent productivity he painted some of the best-loved
works in Western art. The authors also shed new light on many unexplored
aspects of Van Gogh’s inner world: his deep immersion in literature and art;
his erratic and tumultuous romantic life; and his bouts of depression and
mental illness. Though countless books have been written about Van Gogh, and
though the broad outlines of his tragedy have long inhabited popular culture,
no serious, ambitious examination of his life has been attempted in more than
seventy years. Naifeh and Smith have re-created Van Gogh’s life with an
astounding vividness and psychological acuity that bring a completely new and
sympathetic understanding to this unique artistic genius whose signature images
of sunflowers and starry nights have won a permanent place in the human
imagination..”
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