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Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh (Paperback)

by Vincent Van Gogh (Author), Irving Stone (Editor), Jean Stone (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons; Reprint edition (Sep 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0452275040
  • ISBN-13: 978-0452275041
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.5 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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A selection of the letters by Vincent van Gogh to his brother shares his outlook on life and art.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The artist speaks, 6 Feb 2007
By Eolake "eolake.blogspot.com" (Lancashire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stone Irving Ed. : Dear Theo:the Autobiography of Van Gogh (Signet) (Paperback)
It is not as easy a read as Stone's van Gog biography Lust For Life, but for fans, it's a deep book.

Vincent tells of how he went into the fields to paint, and then a rain storm came. He sought meager shelter behind a big tree while it lasted, and then resumed. And because he had started with a low vantage point, he now had to stand on his knees in the mud! He seems to merely mention this to point out why he considers common workman's clothes to be the artist's best friend...

He also tells how he went out to paint the sea, in a storm so strong he could barely stay on his feet. One painting got so full of sand from the beach that he went to a nearby inn and retouched it... and then went back out into the storm to finish it with fresh impressions!

Today, most of us: "Go out with the camera today? Nah, it's a bit nippy, and I just got the Sopranos on DVD..."

Irving Stone edited Dear Theo, and while he may have done a good job generally, I think it was a disservice to the material to not indicate where he cut it. It is just one long text, no dates and no indication where each quote starts or ends.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The soul of a great man... edited by a great writer., 16 Aug 1999
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You can see the world through Vincent's eyes here... you can actually get to see how he thought and felt... his was a deep, deep soul, therefore misunderstood by everyone that surrounded him...

He was lonely all his life, so everything he had to say he said it to his brother Theo through this letters. And so, he made a huge collection of letters filled with a lot of thoughts, feelings, philosophy, wisdom and of course a lot of comments on painting too.

The letters are edited by Irving Stone (author of "Lust for Life", the best van Gogh biography I've run into).

Although the book is a little hard to read, it really is worth it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT STORY TOLD, 11 Dec 1997
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Irving Stone introduced much of the world to Vincent Van Gogh through his superb bio/novel'Lust For Life'but here it's the artist himself that tells the moving,dramatic story that no fictive acount can touch.While Stone's editorial gifts are considerable the true star of this important compilation is of course the 'Author'.We discover within these pages a mind,a heart,and a soul that shine with an intensity rivaled only by the masters own glowing canvases.An artist who 'paints'with words as effectively as with a brush is a rarity.When Vincent describes an observed scene we feel as though we are there.When he begs,cajoles and pleads with brother Theo for more funds for'the work'we sense that it is the artists life itself that is at stake.While it's true that a modern day tragedy is revealed here even more so we can witness a courageous triumph of the spirit over adversity in the extreme. There are few human documents that speak so directly to one as this.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
It was so fascinating to see what what going through Vincent's mind when he was doing all of his painting. He was an amazing artist.
Published on 10 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Van Gogh both thought, wrote & felt with his heart.
I read Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo shortly after I saw the Van Gogh exhibit in Washington, DC. The effect was overwhelming. So much pain. So much loneliness. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful and sensitive book...
A triumph of a book, a definitive and soulful look into the life and times of one of the greatest painters since the inception of cave painting. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 1998

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