{"title":"Van Gogh Books","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"vincents-gardens-paintings-and-drawings-by-van-gogh","title":"Vincent's Gardens: Paintings and Drawings by Van Gogh","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis delightfully illustrated book by Ralph Skea celebrates Vincent van Gogh’s love of nature and will enchant all gardeners and art lovers. The collection includes all his most characterful studies of trees, plants and flowers – a perfect gift!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVan Gogh’s landscapes and the paintings in which he conveys the wild beauty of Provence are well known, but he also found peace and inspiration in the more modest surroundings of gardens and parks, from gardens and allotments in Brabant to the cottage gardens of Montmartre and the blazing flower beds of the south of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere are joyous paintings of plants in bloom and the intense studies of lilac, roses, irises and pine trees he produced in the asylum grounds at Saint-Rémy. 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But their sisters—Ana, Lies, and Wil van Gogh—have gone overlooked until now. In this compelling group biography based on extensive primary resources, art historian Willem-Jan Verlinden brings Vincent’s three sisters into the spotlight. At a time when the feminist movement was beginning to take root and idealists were clamoring for revolution, the Van Gogh sisters recorded their aspirations and dreams, their disappointments and grief. Based on little-known correspondence between the sisters, this fascinating account of these remarkable women captures a moment of profound social, economic, and artistic change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith great clarity and empathy,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Van Gogh Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erelates the sisters’ intimate discussions of art, poetry, books, personal ambitions, and employment. Their story will resonate with readers and broaden understandings of Vincent van Gogh’s childhood. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent period in nineteenth-century history this story sheds new light on these impressive women, deepening our understanding of this unique and often troubled family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In 'The Van Gogh Sisters' we see Van Gogh’s story through the eyes and voices of the young women in his family circle. Their distinctive perspective offers valuable insights into Van Gogh’s values and family life and enables the sisters to step forward in their own right' - \u003c\/em\u003eCarol Jacobi, Curator, Tate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Information \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e23.4 x 15.3 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e 9780500023600\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Gogh House London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39454858117174,"sku":"VGHWIVE0001","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0150\/1475\/6406\/products\/IMG_0577.jpg?v=1622033774"},{"product_id":"the-yellow-house-by-martin-gayford","title":"The Yellow House by Martin Gayford","description":"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is art critic Martin Gayford's account of the tumultuous nine weeks in which the famous nineteenth century artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin shared a house in the small French town of Arles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo artistic giants. One small house.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom October to December 1888 a pair of at the time largely unknown artists lived under one roof in the French provincial town of Arles. Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh ate, drank, talked, argued, slept and painted in one of the most intense and astonishing creative outpourings in history. Yet as the weeks passed Van Gogh buckles under the strain, fought with his companion and committed an act of violence on himself that prompted Gauguin to flee without saying goodbye to his friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Yellow House is an intimate portrait of their time together as well as a subtle exploration of a fragile friendship, art, madness, genius behind a shocking act of self-mutilation that the world has sought to explain ever since.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Van Gogh House London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39488760512566,"sku":"VGHMAGA001","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0150\/1475\/6406\/files\/bookr5.jpg?v=1695221986"},{"product_id":"van-goghs-ear","title":"Van Gogh's Ear","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn December 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is the most famous story about any artist in history. But what really happened on that dark winter night?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVan Gogh's Ear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Bernadette Murphy reveals the truth. She takes us on an extraordinary journey from major museums to forgotten archives, vividly reconstructing Van Gogh's world. We meet police inspectors and café patrons, prostitutes and madams, his beloved brother Theo and fellow painter Paul Gauguin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy did Van Gogh commit such a brutal act? Who was the mysterious 'Rachel' to whom he presented his macabre gift? Did he really remove his entire ear? Murphy answers these important questions with her groundbreaking discoveries, offering a stunning portrait of an artist edging towards madness in his pursuit of excellence.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Van Gogh House London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39582833508406,"sku":"VGHBEMU001","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0150\/1475\/6406\/files\/bookr7.jpg?v=1695222049"},{"product_id":"vincent-van-gogh-a-life-in-letters","title":"Vincent van Gogh: A Life in Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn illustrated selection of Van Gogh's letters, forming an extraordinary window into the life and creative thinking of one of the world's most iconic artists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"two-columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003eVincent van Gogh's letters have long been prized as some of the most valuable documents in the world of art. Not only do they throw light on Van Gogh's own complex and intriguing character, they enlighten the whole creative process as seen through his eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere we can observe Van Gogh's thoughts and opinions at first hand, as well as his close ties with his brother Theo, his sometimes troubled relationships with friends and fellow artists, his personal doubts and fears, and above all his overriding passion for his art. This is not only an immense treasure trove of biographical and art-historical information, it provides a lasting pleasure as a personal written testimony to a life consecrated to art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVincent van Gogh: A Life in Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebelongs on the shelves of every reader in search of self-revelatory documents of one of the greatest creative minds.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct information\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"spec\"\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780500296820\u003cbr\u003eNumber of pages: 432\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 198 x 129 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Van Gogh House London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40503466131510,"sku":"VGH-VGL-001","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0150\/1475\/6406\/products\/frontimage.jpg?v=1666975367"},{"product_id":"who-shot-van-gogh-by-alan-turnbull","title":"Who Shot Van Gogh? by Alan Turnbull","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho Shot Van Gogh? Facts and counterfacts about the world's most famous artist by Alan Turnbull \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFact or fiction? An imaginative collection of statements about Vincent van Gogh that challenges what we think we know about the artist's much mythologized existence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVan Gogh is the most famous artist in the world, yet our understanding of his life is full of contradictions. Art historians, filmmakers, journalists, psychologists and conspiracy theorists have offered theories on his life and work, yet their views are often poles apart. Van Gogh has been described as a suffering genius, a madman, the embodiment of peace and compassion, a man of violence who was a danger to himself and others, a religious fanatic and a Marxist. Where does the truth lie and the myth begin?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the continual rewriting of Van Gogh’s story since the first publications on the artist appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century. Presenting a collage of succinct facts and ‘counterfacts’, the text is drawn from a wide field of sources: fellow artists, friends and family, doctors and psychoanalysts, actors and writers, theorists, crackpots and scholars. Conflicting statements go hand in hand with an unconventional curation of images, which include postcards of locations associated with the artist, photographs of a fraudster’s legal trial, a children’s toy, a bottle label and a rusty revolver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurnbull presents a kaleidoscope of fact and fiction about the world’s most discussed artist – sometimes funny, sometimes heartrending, always revealing – giving readers new insights into the artist, his work and his legacy. Van Gogh himself would be amazed not only to see what people have said about him, but also to grasp the global phenomenon that he has become. A must-have for art lovers and museumgoers, this book invites all readers familiar with Van Gogh to challenge long-accepted ideas about the man and his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Gogh House London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40794178060342,"sku":"VGH-ALTU0-001","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0150\/1475\/6406\/files\/bookr3.jpg?v=1695222152"},{"product_id":"vincents-portraits-paintings-and-drawings-by-van-gogh","title":"Vincent's Portraits: Paintings and Drawings by Ralph Skea","description":"\u003cp\u003eVincent's Portraits: Paintings and Drawings by Van Gogh by Ralph Skea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still-lifes, gardens, landscapes and city scenes, during his lifetime Vincent van Gogh believed that his portraits constituted his most important works. Although as an artist he was ‘touched by so many different things’, he was nevertheless committed to the art of portraiture – a quality that distinguished him from his contemporaries. Van Gogh was passionate in his avoidance of bland, photographic resemblances, in the hope of capturing the essential character of his models by means of expressive colour and brushwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Gogh House London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40794178977846,"sku":"VGH-VIPOR-001","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0150\/1475\/6406\/files\/bookr2.jpg?v=1695222121"},{"product_id":"starry-night-van-gogh-at-the-asylum-by-martin-bailey","title":"Starry Night: Van Gogh At The Asylum by Martin Bailey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStarry Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy. Despite the challenges of ill health and asylum life, Van Gogh continued to produce a series of masterpieces – cypresses, wheatfields, olive groves and sunsets. He wrote very little about the asylum in letters to his brother Theo, so this book sets out to give an impression of daily life behind the walls of the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole and looks at Van Gogh through fresh eyes, with newly discovered material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMartin Bailey is a leading specialist on Van Gogh and an arts journalist. He is a London-based correspondent for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Art Newspaper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Bailey has curated two exhibitions on Van Gogh and written extensively on the artist. 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With evidence accumulated from Van Gogh's European life, from Belgium, the Netherlands, England, and France, this illuminating account reveals sources of his unhappiness, terrible childhood illnesses, personal relationships, and even introduces his possible grandchildren. 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