On the verge of insanity : Van Gogh and his illness / Nienke Bakker, Louis van Tilborgh, Laura Prins ; contributions by Teio Meedendorp.

By:

Bakker, Nienke, 1972- [author.]

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Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016Description: 176 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cmContent type:

text
still image

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780300222456 (hbk.) :
0300222459

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Summary: 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.

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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.

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On the verge of insanity : Van Gogh and his illness / Nienke Bakker, Louis van Tilborgh, Laura Prins ; contributions by Teio Meedendorp.

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