simply the best story teller of our time. His cause of death - true or not, it doesn't matter. It was a great piece of journalism and brought new information that I had not known about van Gogh.
Thank you, 60 Minutes/Mr. Safer, for an excellent story! I also love the comments. Vincent's life and subsequent success and adoration after his tragic death is a testament to God's mercy and love of irony. Rest in peace, Vincent, and thank you for the beautiful paintings.
After being in Auvers two years ago and following the path that Vincent would have taken if wounded, I agree with the analysis of this story. I have taught about him twice, if not 3 or 4 times a year in my junior high art classroom for 34 years and have shown the movie 'Lust for Life' to my students. I always had difficulty with explaining that he had killed himself when it was so against his character. I am so glad for this clarification. Wonderful to see familiar sights in Auvers, as I ate at that very cafe underneath Vincent's room!
I am fascinated and will be purchasing the book by these devoted writers who seem to have managed to uncover most, if not all, of the truth to the mystery.
Thank you for using his letters as a narrative backdrop as well as his masterful works.
He was a hard work man Mad or not, he found his meaning of life , painting as a "man possessed" day after day. Some days with a powerful color painting and sometimes a simple colored sketch draw like a simplification of the real building or scene, he was looking at.
I would dare to say, he was replacing a mate love not given to him, with continuous hours and days of painting.
It would have been nice to have heard his surname pronounced correctly. The Gogh isn't pronounced as "go," but as "gahch" with a short vowel "o" as "ah," and a fricative "ch," as when one is clearing the throat. My art history professor claimed that he was in fact of Finish descent, although born in Holland. In any case, it obviously turns out that he was a victim of bullying, the very thing going on in schools today. I would like to have known him. I hope he knows how important he turned out to be.
When I saw Vincent's painting of his mother, I was struck by the appearance of her ear. I found a copy of the painting online and confirmed my impression. Her right ear (the only visible one) is clearly a different color than her face, and it appears to have been added after the fact. To me, it is a reference to his own missing ear.
You never get over being estranged from your mother.
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simply the best story teller of our time.
His cause of death - true or not, it doesn't matter. It was a great piece of journalism and brought new information that I had not known about van Gogh.
Intelligent, thoughtful and enlightening........
I am fascinated and will be purchasing the book by these devoted writers who seem to have managed to uncover most, if not all, of the truth to the mystery.
Thank you for using his letters as a narrative backdrop as well as his masterful works.
Well done.
I would dare to say, he was replacing a mate love not given to him, with continuous hours and days of painting.
You never get over being estranged from your mother.