num_pages: 13
description: Published on the centenary of his death, this is the first comprehensive biography of Vincent Van Gogh in over 25 years. It glows with new information. The author wanted his book to shed new light on his subject, and it does. We learn much of Van Gogh's early years: his conflict about becoming an artist, his strong spiritual beliefs and the failed love affairs that deepened his depression and despair. "A lucid, balanced biography. Sweetman's understated study makes the artist's story and hard-won genius particularly moving." (Kirkus Reviews)
title: Van Gogh: His Life and His Art
titlecomplete: Van Gogh: His Life and His Art
genres: Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Biography, Art
ratings_count: 86
publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.