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balancedmultitudes's review
informative
fast-paced
5.0
For a nonfiction book this reads incredibly easily. Informative without being dry and the mixed media design makes for a fast read. Highly recommend!
daynpitseleh's review
4.0
I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I love Vincent van Gogh, so I was eager to read this book. It's a broad overview of Vincent's life with a focus on the places he lived and traveled to. If you're looking for a biography of Vincent, I would recommend starting elsewhere, but this is a wonderful book if you're looking for a deep dive into the places where Vincent once walked. I have been to France and the Netherlands and going through the book, it was emotional to see the places that I been where places that Vincent had walked so many years before. This would be an excellent coffee table book, especially if you're planning a trip and would like to make a van Gogh pilgrimage.
I love Vincent van Gogh, so I was eager to read this book. It's a broad overview of Vincent's life with a focus on the places he lived and traveled to. If you're looking for a biography of Vincent, I would recommend starting elsewhere, but this is a wonderful book if you're looking for a deep dive into the places where Vincent once walked. I have been to France and the Netherlands and going through the book, it was emotional to see the places that I been where places that Vincent had walked so many years before. This would be an excellent coffee table book, especially if you're planning a trip and would like to make a van Gogh pilgrimage.
mveldeivendran's review against another edition
4.0
"I can't do nothing about it if my paintings don't sell. The day will come, though, when people will see that they're worth more than the cost of the paint and my subsistence, very meagre in fact, that we put into them."
These words were spoken by Vincent to his brother Theo which proved to be right. Though Vincent managed to witness his contemporaries appreciate his art works, he didn't live to see the people all over the world admire and appreciate his paintings.
This Book is a real good work from the collections of his paintings, pictures of the various places he lived and about his travels, and letters to his friends and his beloved brother Theo Van Gogh. I loved the illustrations and descriptions of the various places and the circumstances which he tried hard to survive.
"The Sadness Will Last Forever", atleast whenever i happen to hear the name, Vincent Wilhem van Gogh.
I'm grateful to Netgalley and Yale University Press for this free copy for my review.
These words were spoken by Vincent to his brother Theo which proved to be right. Though Vincent managed to witness his contemporaries appreciate his art works, he didn't live to see the people all over the world admire and appreciate his paintings.
This Book is a real good work from the collections of his paintings, pictures of the various places he lived and about his travels, and letters to his friends and his beloved brother Theo Van Gogh. I loved the illustrations and descriptions of the various places and the circumstances which he tried hard to survive.
"The Sadness Will Last Forever", atleast whenever i happen to hear the name, Vincent Wilhem van Gogh.
I'm grateful to Netgalley and Yale University Press for this free copy for my review.
booking_along's review against another edition
4.0
This book is perfect for anyone that loves either Van Gogh and wants a more details and actual factual history as well as people that's just generally love reading and following along historical facts and family history of people that lived before them.
This book has a fantastic mixture of short but informative text and pictures, both of places that can Gogh lived or visited or found inspiration in a sense well as of his paintings. I loved seeing some of the places that inspired his works and seeing how much or how little he actually changed from what he saw when he decided to paint a specific thing.
I also found it really intersting to learn more about his family and how much or little he had to do with some of his immediate family.
I really enjoyed reading and larking throughout this book, and seeing all the information but tighter so nicely.
I loved the order of this booking, that it went from his birth to his death, so that we could not only see where he went and when and follow along in the why that Van Gogh traveled but also to see the progression and change in the paintings as well as how he himself seemed to ace been behaving.
This is a wondeful book, that I can highly recommend for art lovers, history lovers and everonye that is its curious to learn something new!
Thanks to NetGalley, the publishers and the authors for provinding me with a free ecopy in exchange for a free and honest review!
This book has a fantastic mixture of short but informative text and pictures, both of places that can Gogh lived or visited or found inspiration in a sense well as of his paintings. I loved seeing some of the places that inspired his works and seeing how much or how little he actually changed from what he saw when he decided to paint a specific thing.
I also found it really intersting to learn more about his family and how much or little he had to do with some of his immediate family.
I really enjoyed reading and larking throughout this book, and seeing all the information but tighter so nicely.
I loved the order of this booking, that it went from his birth to his death, so that we could not only see where he went and when and follow along in the why that Van Gogh traveled but also to see the progression and change in the paintings as well as how he himself seemed to ace been behaving.
This is a wondeful book, that I can highly recommend for art lovers, history lovers and everonye that is its curious to learn something new!
Thanks to NetGalley, the publishers and the authors for provinding me with a free ecopy in exchange for a free and honest review!
apolasky's review
5.0
Thank you Netgalley and Yale University Press for the ARC!
This impeccably and thoroughly researched atlas-biography hybrid is easily the best comprehensive work I've read on Vincent van Gogh. The focus isn't the cliché of the unstable, depressed artist who cut off his ear. On the contrary, it portrays him as what he was: an eccentric, misunderstood and sensitive man who never found his place in the world because he was happy being a citizen of Europe; it even feels like a travelogue. Full review on my blog.
This impeccably and thoroughly researched atlas-biography hybrid is easily the best comprehensive work I've read on Vincent van Gogh. The focus isn't the cliché of the unstable, depressed artist who cut off his ear. On the contrary, it portrays him as what he was: an eccentric, misunderstood and sensitive man who never found his place in the world because he was happy being a citizen of Europe; it even feels like a travelogue. Full review on my blog.
willdrown's review
4.0
A short, informative, colorful look into Vincent van Gogh's life and travels.
tl;dr at Overall
Vincent was a turbulent man with a varied, haunted life, a great subject to learn about.
This is primarily aimed at people, who know nothing about van Gogh, I'd assume, as the book is less a serious compilation of his life and more of an illustrated guide to his movements throughout Europe and his rise as an artist.
As someone who knew nothing about the man - I greatly enjoyed reading this and finding out more. If you are mostly familiar with his oil paintings then you'll certainly have a chance to expand your horizons when you look at a plethora of his early sketches and drawings. It's actually easy to trace his growth via the numerous works shown in the book, a big plus for someone who wants to not just find out how van Gogh lived, but also to know more about his style, technique and evolution as a painter.
I wouldn't have minded more extensive information, but what was presented was still sufficient and compelling. Perhaps doubly so owing to the format, every page lined with photos, sketches, letters from family members, and maps that showcase Vincent's travels.
Hopefully some other great painters will get the same treatment, as this was a pleasure to read.
Overall, concise, knowledgable, and pretty book on one of the greatest artists. If you have any interest in learning who van Gogh was and what made him tick - do check this one out.
I received an ARC of this title from the publisher via Netgalley
tl;dr at Overall
Vincent was a turbulent man with a varied, haunted life, a great subject to learn about.
This is primarily aimed at people, who know nothing about van Gogh, I'd assume, as the book is less a serious compilation of his life and more of an illustrated guide to his movements throughout Europe and his rise as an artist.
As someone who knew nothing about the man - I greatly enjoyed reading this and finding out more. If you are mostly familiar with his oil paintings then you'll certainly have a chance to expand your horizons when you look at a plethora of his early sketches and drawings. It's actually easy to trace his growth via the numerous works shown in the book, a big plus for someone who wants to not just find out how van Gogh lived, but also to know more about his style, technique and evolution as a painter.
I wouldn't have minded more extensive information, but what was presented was still sufficient and compelling. Perhaps doubly so owing to the format, every page lined with photos, sketches, letters from family members, and maps that showcase Vincent's travels.
Hopefully some other great painters will get the same treatment, as this was a pleasure to read.
Overall, concise, knowledgable, and pretty book on one of the greatest artists. If you have any interest in learning who van Gogh was and what made him tick - do check this one out.
I received an ARC of this title from the publisher via Netgalley
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