Van Gogh: The Life
- ISBN-10
- 0375758976
- ISBN-13
- 9780375758973
- Series
- Van Gogh
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 953
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Authors
- Gregory White Smith, Steven Naifeh
Description
Draws on newly available primary sources to present a profile that offers revisionist assessments of the influential artist's turbulent life and genius works.
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- 2014-04-09
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