Beschreibung:
Judy Sund teaches Art History at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her publications include True to Temperament: Van Gogh and French Naturalist Literature (1992).
Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) became, in the century following his death, an individual of undisputed universal acclaim. His brief but astoundingly eventful life has inspired the scrutiny of other painters, film-makers, psychologists and novelists, and his personal celebrity outstrips even the substantial fame of his works.
Introduction; Seeds Sown: The Makings of the Man, 1853-80; Rerouted and Rerooted: Van Gogh between City and County, 1880-3; Among Potato Eaters: The Painter Comes of Age, 1884-5; Reinvention: Van Gogh in Paris, 1886-8; Japanese Dreams, 1887-8; The Great, Simple Thing: Portraiture at Arles, 1888; Painting as a Recuperative Strategy, 1889-90; Clinging to the Earth: Van Gogh's Last Weeks; Larger than Life: Van Gogh's Posthumous Reputation; Glossary; Brief Biographies; Key Dates; Map; Further Reading; Index