Van Gogh was an outstandingly creative painter renowned today for his tragic life and for the high prices his works now fetch at auction. He expressed his turbulent and dramatic nature in his paintings that can be read as raw outpourings of emotion. However the artist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest influences on 20th-century painting sold only one artwork during his short life as the 19th-century public was not ready for his bold, uncompromising brushstrokes, and his use of pure, intense colour.
This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the life and work of this unsophisticated yet enigmatic artist. With over 80 magnificent full-colour plates, this sumptuously illustrated volume pays tribute to one of the most influential and popular artists of all time and is a must for all art lovers.
