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Accompanying the groundbreaking exhibition currently at the Van Gogh Museum, this publication features new information on Van Gogh's self-inflicted wound to his ear as well as identifying the revolver that was likely used in his suicide The mental state of Vincent van Gogh (1853--1890) has been a perennial source of discussion and conjecture since his death by suicide. Richly illustrated with artworks, letters, previously unpublished historical documents, and photographs, On the Verge of Insanity provides a nuanced and considered overview of an extraordinary man who had to cope with mental illness at a time when the symptoms were readily misunderstood and professional treatment was insufficient. 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. Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo, his artist friends, and his sister Willemien reveal that his primary reason for living was his art. The authors also offer a detailed account of the circumstances surrounding Van Gogh’s death in Auvers-sur-Oise, and they review the many diagnoses that have been proposed since the artist's

Louis van Tilborgh is senior researcher at the Van Gogh Museum and professor of art history, University of Amsterdam. Nienke Bakker is curator of Van Gogh Paintings, Teio Meedendorp is senior researcher, and Laura Prins is assistant researcher, all at the Van Gogh Museum. 

"On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh and His" according to Kristine Fisher. On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh and His Illness by Marije Vellekoop et. al. is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in August during a sleepless, raining, early morning.Over the series of four essays, several photographs and paintings, and an appendix full of transcribed correspondence, Van Gogh's life is laid out and analyzed more thoroughly than I've ever come across before. Careful not to make assumptions or diagnoses where they would seem necessary, I appreciated both this book's bre. On the Verge of Insanity MJZ What a gorgeous book this is. It is filled with images of Van Gogh's work, including some I had not seen before as well as photographs and letters. It's well written and gives an account of Van Gogh's struggle with insanity through letters and accounts. It is a well-researched book put together by someone who really loved the topic. It's printed on heavy paper and the images are reproduced with clarity and detail.This is not a biography of the painter's entire life. It only represents the. "Documented" according to David Wineberg. There are untold numbers of biographies of Vincent Van Gogh. This one is different because it comes from a new exhibition at the Van Gogh museum. That means museum researchers and experts had the time and the wherewithal to find original documents and present a coherent and comprehensive story. The story is of Van Gogh’s last years – his most productive, but also his most anguished. All his various maladies came into play to make him ill, depressed and miserable. His teeth had

About the AuthorLouis van Tilborgh is senior researcher at the Van Gogh Museum and professor of art history, University of Amsterdam. Nienke Bakker is curator of Van Gogh Paintings, Teio Meedendorp is senior researcher, and Laura Prins is assistant researcher, all at the Van Gogh Museum. 

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