“Van Gogh's Vanishing Act.” U.S. News and World Report, July 24, 2000. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/doubleissue/ ... Van Gogh. New York: Henry N. Abrams, 1994. Van Gogh, Vincent. Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent van Gogh.
Author: Jim Whiting
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9781612287652
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 48
View: 418
DOWNLOAD →
Vincent van Gogh was a tormented man. From a young age, he was troubled by fits of depression. After a string of unfulfilling jobs and failed relationships, he found that painting would relieve him from his suffering. Even so, he cut off part of his left ear in a fit of rage. While in the hospital, doctors tried to diagnose his melancholy. Once he was released, he continued to paint. In a remarkable career that spanned a little over ten years, he turned out hundreds of paintings, including at least forty self-portraits. And then, before he was forty years old, he took his own life. Few other artists have been as successful in expressing their feelings as Vincent van Gogh. Dozens of his works are considered masterpieces. Scholars continue to try to diagnose his mental state—and wonder at the talent that was lost.