The troubled mind of Vincent Van Gogh created a vast amount of work, he sometimes completed several paintings in one day. Barely recoginized as a great artist, today his works command millions.
The author stayed very much true to historical time lines and every claim made was confirmed accurate by Vincent's letters to Theo (his brother) himself. I liked the various paintings and sort of back storys to many of them, included in this deliciously big book. So overall if you are interested in the life of Mr. Van Gogh, then this would be a lovely choice to immerse yourself into his tumultuous life.
Works well as both a Van Gogh biography and an art book. The text covers Van Gogh's life and influences in good detail while a large number of pictures are included, with analysis, background, and enlarged details on some. Other books will have larger, better images or a more thorough life story, but it's probably hard to find something better at both than this.