Vincent van Gogh en zijn brieven

by Leo Jansen

Vincent van Gogh was niet alleen een baanbrekend schilder maar ook een fervent briefschrijver. Zijn bewaard gebleven correspondentie is de neerslag van een bewogen leven. De brieven vormen het verhaal van Van Goghs zoektocht naar zijn bestemming die tot het kunstenaarschap leidde; van de hechte band met zijn broer Theo, de enige die hem altijd bleef steunen; van zijn soms moeizame vriendschappen en zijn behoefte aan erkenning; en van zijn passie voor kunst en literatuur. Achter dit fascinerende verhaal gaat een tweede schuil: dat van de brieven zelf. De meer dan 130 jaar oude originele documenten met de vele fraaie briefschetsen, waarvan de meeste in het Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam worden bewaard, verbinden de kunstenaar én de briefschrijver met elkaar.

Leo Jansen is één van de editeurs van de volledige correspondentie van Vincent van Gogh.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Biography

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[jujuloripe · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Melancholy does not hurt, but makes us see things with a holier eye”
Um ótimo complemento a um dos melhores museus que já fui na vida. O livro é uma bela análise das cartas de Van Gogh, mas senti falta da transcrição delas para leitura.
PS: a handshake in thought from me

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this up on our museum visit.

Inspired to further read the actual letters.

Some letters were included and my favorite from those was one addressed to Theo of November 5, 1883, in which Van Gogh describes his melancholy but also discussed why he feels "common sense" for the many is not likened to his own way of thinking.

I"d be curious to read more letters he wrote during the time he was hospitalized and going through psychiatric care. From the few letters I've read here, I feel the most drawn to that period.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book up at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam a couple years ago and was inspires to finally read it for inspiration before going the the Van Gogh Immersion event in SF recently.

[Mahashwetha Rao · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book of letters and thoughts of Vincent Van Gogh via correspondence of letters to his brother theo, friends Bernard and others. The book is small, but is filled with coloured paintings of Vincent, his letters in printed form and stories of how he used to think about a painting, how he used to write letters with sketches and send and make them an actual painting. The book says there was not even a single clue from his letter that he would be killing himself. His imaginations about the world of art and inspiration can be read in this book. Picked up from van Gogh museum Amsterdam, this book is translated to many versions and must say gave much more insight of Vincent, the person and painter.

[Adri Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers an incredible inside look and analysis of the letters written by Van Gogh, mainly to his brother Theo. It goes into detail about his drawings on certain letters, incredible anecdotes by Vincent, and the relationship between him and his brother.

My only complaint is that I had assumed this book would have more letters in their raw form. While it offers some at the back of the book, I left slightly disappointed by the general lack of them. This, however, does not take away from the value that this books holds to anyone who is a Vincent fan. I recently learn there IS a book with his letters; no commentary, no analysis, just his writing. So, look into that as well! I’m looking forward to it strengthening what this book has offered me. :)

[Leila Mota · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was amazing for many reasons: the subject (Van Gogh is one of my favorite painters and his life is really intriguing); the careful presentation mixing text, letters and paintings in a beautiful package; and the opportunity to review the wonderful paintings and remember the visits to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Musée d'Orsay and the house in Auvers-sur-Oise. That's what we fans do, we try to learn as much as we are able to about the people we admire. It's an easy book to read and it gives much pleasure.

[Philippe Beaujean · Rating 3 out of 5]

gekocht toen ik voor de tweede keer in het van Gogh museum was in Amsterdam. Een mooie introductie tot de correspondentie tussen de beide broers en het licht een tipje van de sluier op over hoe Vincent de wereld zag. vooranamelijk de tekeningen die ook in de selectie brieven werden opgenomen zijn de moeite.

[Kayleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a wonderful book. Short but it is lovely to read more about the letter written by Vincent

[Lizzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um livrinho perfeito ❤️

[Luce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weer nieuwe dingen over Vincent van Gogh geleerd.
Wel interessant maar hier en daar ook wat langdradig.
Voor de hardcore fans wellicht een geweldig boek ;)