TY - BOOK AU - Bakker,Nienke AU - Tilborgh,Louis van AU - Prins,Laura AU - Meedendorp,Teio TI - On the verge of insanity: Van Gogh and his illness SN - 9780300222456 (hbk.) : PY - 2016/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - Gogh, Vincent van, KW - Art and Design KW - eflch KW - ukslc N2 - The mental state of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) has been a perennial source of discussion and conjecture since his death by suicide. Was he mentally ill or a genius? What was the precise nature of Van Gogh's illness? Did it influence his work? This intriguing publication examines how Van Gogh's mental condition revealed itself in 1888 and how he struggled with it throughout his life ER -