Publisher's Synopsis
This book includes almost 300 colour plates and 60 black-and-white illustrations that present a portrait of Van Gogh the artist. Van Gogh's own words, placed together with preparatory sketches for his works and vintage postcards and photographs, enhance an insightful text. In Arles, Van Gogh revelled in colour, painting almost 200 works. It was here that Van Gogh's sunflower came to full blossom, all seven of which are included in this volume, even one destroyed in Yokahama during the Second World War. Other lost or rarely represented images are also here, and provide further evidence of this artist's singular vision.
