Personal Recollections of Vincent Van Gogh

I'm a van Gogh devotee, so I will read any book about him. This one is a reprint of a pamphlet from before the 1920s. It's interesting to see how he was perceived then and how our ideas about van Gogh have changed over time. While this doesn't really bring any new information, it does have some paintings and drawings that I haven't seen before. Overall, this probably isn't for casual fans of van Gogh, but if you are very interested in him like me, you will be interested.

I loved Personal Recollections of Vincent Van Gogh by Elisabeth Huberta Du Quesna-Van Gogh so much that I have already read it two times. I have been a fan of Van Gogh and was required to study him in college, as an art student. I was lucky enough to see many of his original pieces that were displayed at galleries across the USA a few years ago. I became interested in why he chose to paint differently than the other artists of his time.

This book goes more into who Van Gogh was as a person and discussed his personal experiences that influenced his artwork. There is little talk if line quality, nor color, but more talk about who Van Gogh was as a person, which I find most interesting. His travels and the poor people he met along the way had a huge effect on him and therefore on his artwork.

This book is a good read about Vincent as a person and how he translated his feelings for the poor and unfortunate people he lived with and among during his many travels. I love his artwork, but anyone who also wants a glimpse at Vincent Van Gogh as a person and to understand him, who he was, and how that came across in his work, should definitely read this book.

This book is definitely not for the casual observer of Van Gogh's work, however if you are truly interested in his life and works, you will completely enjoy this book.
It also included several reprints of his work that I have not seen before.

This book was something I had never read anything like before. As I have been trying to branch out to different genres this year, I think,this was a good start. I thought it was so interesting and definitely a lot more in depth than the usual art class lecture. It was really awesome to get the story from Van Gogh's sister.

The man behind the paintings. One of the best, if not the best, and complicated painters of the past centuries. This is by far one of the most wonderful books to come out about him. It's more than his art that define him and this little gem gives us a glimpse to who he truly was.

Beautifully written and very descriptive. The author really gets you involved and transports you into the book.

Excellent! Would be a great book to read before attending an exhibition of Van Gogh's works!

A very short biography about Vincent Van Gogh. This one like many older books has a flare for the more dramatic but it worked well. I learned more from this biography than other books so it was wonderful learning more about such a tragic figure

This book gives thorough insight into Vince Van Gogh's masterpieces and into his life. It's a superb book to give people a bigger respect love and understanding for an amazing artist.
Certainly and most definitely a must read. I would highly recommend this book strongly.

I would like to thank the publisher for affording me this opportunity to read and review such an wonderful book of insight.

Happy Reading..