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A review by adglass24
Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith
3.0
I finally finished this book after what seems like chipping away at it for a couple of years in-between library books.
This 800+ page biography is so well-researched that you could probably name a day in Vincent's life and the authors could tell you whether he had a bowel movement and which Zola novel he read while he had it...
If you read this book then I definitely suggest supplementing it with other Van Gogh books so you can see all the paintings the authors describe.
I found it comforting because the book dispelled some myths I had about Vincent's life. Mainly that he did sell work and was praised before his death, and that he didn't kill himself in the wheat fields.
This 800+ page biography is so well-researched that you could probably name a day in Vincent's life and the authors could tell you whether he had a bowel movement and which Zola novel he read while he had it...
If you read this book then I definitely suggest supplementing it with other Van Gogh books so you can see all the paintings the authors describe.
I found it comforting because the book dispelled some myths I had about Vincent's life. Mainly that he did sell work and was praised before his death, and that he didn't kill himself in the wheat fields.