{"product_id":"van-gogh-the-life-paperback","title":"Van Gogh: The Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Naifeh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory White Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"The definitive biography for decades to come.\"\u003cb\u003e--Leo Jansen, curator, the Van Gogh Museum, and co-editor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent van Gogh: The Complete Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who galvanized readers with their Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Jackson Pollock, have written another tour de force--an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable portrait of Vincent van Gogh. Working with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Naifeh and Smith have accessed a wealth of previously untapped materials to bring a crucial understanding to the larger-than-life mythology of this great artist: his early struggles to find his place in the world; his intense relationship with his brother Theo; and his move to Provence, where he painted some of the best-loved works in Western art. The authors also shed new light on many unexplored aspects of Van Gogh's inner world: his erratic and tumultuous romantic life; his bouts of depression and mental illness; and the cloudy circumstances surrounding his death at the age of thirty-seven. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though countless books have been written about Van Gogh, no serious, ambitious examination of his life has been attempted in more than seventy years. Naifeh and Smith have re-created Van Gogh's life with an astounding vividness and psychological acuity that bring a completely new and sympathetic understanding to this unique artistic genius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e- NPR - \u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eNewsday \u003c\/i\u003e- BookReporter \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In their magisterial new biography, \u003ci\u003eVan Gogh: The Life, \u003c\/i\u003eSteven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith provide a guided tour through the personal world and work of that Dutch painter, shining a bright light on the evolution of his art. . . . What  the authors] capture so powerfully is Van Gogh's extraordinary will to learn, to persevere against the odds.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eMichiko Kakutani, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant . . . Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith are the big-game hunters of modern art history. . . .  \u003ci\u003eVan Gogh\u003c\/i\u003e] rushes along on a tide of research. . . . At once a model of scholarship and an emotive, pacy chunk of hagiography.\"\u003cb\u003e--Martin Herbert, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Naifeh\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGregory White Smith\u003c\/b\u003e are graduates of Harvard Law School. Mr. Naifeh, who has written for art periodicals and has lectured at numerous museums including the National Gallery of Art, studied art history at Princeton and did his graduate work at the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University. Together they have written many books on art and other subjects, including four \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. Their biography \u003ci\u003eJackson Pollock: An American Saga\u003c\/i\u003e won the Pulitzer Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award. It also inspired the Academy Award-winning 2000 film \u003ci\u003ePollock\u003c\/i\u003e starring Ed Harris and Marcia Gay Harden as well as John Updike's novel, \u003ci\u003eSeek My Face\u003c\/i\u003e. Naifeh and Smith have been profiled in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times, USA Today, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e People, \u003c\/i\u003eand have appeared on \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, Charlie Rose, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 976\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755643896096,"sku":"9780375758973","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9f3b4c52c036e1a12cbd32f225c6908f.webp?v=1780064557","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/van-gogh-the-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}