{"product_id":"ever-yours-the-essential-letters-9780300209471","title":"Ever Yours: The Essential Letters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating.\" --W. H. Auden\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to his many remarkable paintings and drawings, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) left behind a fascinating and voluminous body of correspondence. This highly accessible book includes a broad selection of 265 letters, from a total of 820 in existence, that focus on Van Gogh's relentless quest to find his destiny, a search that led him to become an artist; the close bond with his brother Theo; his fraught relationship with his father; his innate yearning for recognition; and his great love of art and literature. The correspondence not only offers detailed insights into Van Gogh's complex inner life, but also re-creates the world in which he lived and the artistic avant-garde that was taking hold in Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The letters are accompanied by a general introduction, historic family photographs, and reproductions of 87 actual pages of letters that contain sketches by Van Gogh. Selected from the critically acclaimed 6-volume set of letters published by the Van Gogh Museum in 2009, \u003ci\u003eEver Yours\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential book on Van Gogh's letters, which every art and literature lover needs to own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Jansen\u003c\/b\u003e, formerly curator of paintings at the Van Gogh Museum, is editor of the Mondrian Edition Project. \u003cb\u003eHans Luijten \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior researcher and \u003cb\u003eNienke Bakker\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of paintings at the Van Gogh Museum.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503153123602,"sku":"9780300209471","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c36c60d8-e6c2-4ad4-873d-7f0266ad0877.jpg?v=1730784025","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ever-yours-the-essential-letters-9780300209471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}