Vincent Van Gogh: A Tortured Artist. Full Biography

By: The History Hour

Narrated by: Jerry Beebe

Length: 1 hr and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Vincent Van Gogh: A Tortured Artist. An influential figure in the history of Western art.

Unlike most artists, Van Gogh developed very slowly, beginning with work as an art dealer that exposed him to many great works. He undertook this work for several years, after which he spent time as a missionary for the Dutch Reformed Church. Thereafter, he drifted for several years before returning home to his parents’ house, where he took up painting, largely self-taught with books on anatomy and painting. His great works all date from the later years of his life.

Inside you’ll hear about:

• Early Life
• The First Four Years of Creativity
• Stylistic Developments and Influences
• Paris
• Arles
• Van Gogh and Gauguin
• Hospitalization
• Life in an Asylum
• Van Gogh’s Death

And much more!

Totally neglected in his life, he suffered from psychosis for much of his life and was treated for depression unsuccessfully. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on July 29, 1890. Only after his death, thanks to the efforts of his brother, Theo, he achieved recognition as a great artist.

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just ok

Voice ruins the experience,content is good though , short compared to some van gogh books , so good for a quick 1 hour listen

Fantastic

Awesome book, to look and compare almost all of the known works. Nice reproductions, just wish the book went all of the way and provided a full colour pic of every painting of a decent size, and without having a picture spread over the binding. Just have two painting per page, or one spread horizontally over one page. There is a smaller sized, lighter version of this book if you want a cheaper or easier to carry around version

Excellent

Awesome book, to look and compare almost all of the known works. Nice reproductions, just wish the book went all of the way and provided a full colour pic of every painting of a decent size, and without having a picture spread over the binding. Just have two painting per page, or one spread horizontally over one page. There is a smaller sized, lighter version of this book if you want a cheaper or easier to carry around version.

Ok content, bad narration

Many who seek to know more about Van Gogh often have already developed a deep connection to his art, his emotions and the tragedy of his life. This narration gives us no indication that the author or the narrator had any feeling about the subject. This was factual but ultimately unsatisfying.

NICE

This book is amazing. Even the small part I have had a chance to read so far has me in wonder. I can’t wait to finish the rest. This is totally worth the buy for any fan of Van Gogh’s work.

Fantastic

I know the story of "Vincent" well but was surprised by the humor injected into such a solemn subject. It was a refreshing look at the life and trials of the tortured artist through the eyes of his loving brother.

meh

narrator was unbearably robotic...story was like a fact sheet more so than a rich biography. worth maybe half the 5$ i paid for it.