{"product_id":"van-gogh-the-life","title":"Van Gogh: The Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"The definitive biography for decades to come.\"\u003cb\u003e--Leo Jansen, curator, the Van Gogh Museum, and co-editor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent van Gogh: The Complete Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who galvanized readers with their Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Jackson Pollock, have written another tour de force--an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable portrait of 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 to 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; and his move to Provence, where 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 erratic and tumultuous romantic life; his bouts of depression and mental illness; and the cloudy circumstances surrounding his death at the age of thirty-seven. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though countless books have been written about Van Gogh, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e- NPR - \u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eNewsday \u003c\/i\u003e- BookReporter \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In their magisterial new biography, \u003ci\u003eVan Gogh: The Life, \u003c\/i\u003eSteven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith provide a guided tour through the personal world and work of that Dutch painter, shining a bright light on the evolution of his art. . . . What [the authors] capture so powerfully is Van Gogh's extraordinary will to learn, to persevere against the odds.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eMichiko Kakutani, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant . . . Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith are the big-game hunters of modern art history. . . . [\u003ci\u003eVan Gogh\u003c\/i\u003e] rushes along on a tide of research. . . . At once a model of scholarship and an emotive, pacy chunk of hagiography.\"\u003cb\u003e--Martin Herbert, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003c\/b\u003e\r","brand":"Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44444444590316,"sku":"9780375758973","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780375758973.jpg?v=1708847066","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/van-gogh-the-life","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}