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A review by mstormodolge
The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Vincent van Gogh
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
I’ll be honest- my scores a lie. I just… gosh I love his artwork so much? And I feel that if Vincent could have gotten the help he desperately needed a lot earlier than he did… I dunno. A girl can hope.
This book is rough. Vincent Van Gogh makes beautiful art but he was rough man. Most of the letters are a bit hard to follow as someone who doesn’t know the art scene very well and it’s weird to read about an artist now worth probably billions be living for days with only coffee and bread as he waited for his brother to send him money. It’s weird how he only ever sold one canvas yet he kept painting and now they’re highly renowned.
It was good and I’m glad I read it. Even if it’s weird to see the perfect artist (imo) be a flawed human.
This book is rough. Vincent Van Gogh makes beautiful art but he was rough man. Most of the letters are a bit hard to follow as someone who doesn’t know the art scene very well and it’s weird to read about an artist now worth probably billions be living for days with only coffee and bread as he waited for his brother to send him money. It’s weird how he only ever sold one canvas yet he kept painting and now they’re highly renowned.
It was good and I’m glad I read it. Even if it’s weird to see the perfect artist (imo) be a flawed human.