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Vincent van Gogh is best known for two things – his sunflowers and his ear-cutting. But there are many other ways of knowing this remarkable son of a Dutch pastor, who left his chill homeland for the sunshine of Arles in the South of France; and left us over a thousand frank letters of struggle and joy, to help us glimpse his inner world. Vincent came late to painting after spending time in London trying to be a Christian missionary.

The compelling story of how Vincent van Gogh developed his audacious, iconic style by immersing himself in the work of others, featuring paintings by Van Gogh as well as the artists who inspired him—from the New York Times bestselling co-author of Van Gogh: The Life Vincent van Gogh’s...

La locura y la genialidad reunidas en una sola persona. Maravilloso pintor holandés, Van Gogh fue uno de los principales exponentes del posimpresionismo. Si bien su obra sólo fue reconocida después de su muerte, es considerado con justicia como uno de los más grandes maestros de la pintura y su influencia en el arte del siglo XX, especialmente entre los expresionistas alemanes y los fauvistas como Derain, Vlaminck y Kees Van Dongen, marcó una nueva escuela y forma de pintar en el arte.