Van Gogh Unveiled: Motifs, Meanings, and Hidden Intentions

Description

This book investigates a complex layer ofÊmysteries and cluesÊconcealed in van Gogh’s paintings and biography. New points of view on the painterÕs life are introduced and a foundation is laid for the interpretation of the iconography withinÊhis work. The book deduces from the painterÕs biography:
a previously unexplored interpretation of the final argument with Gauguin;
the critical role played by Rachel, la Çjeune filleÈ dÕArles working in rue des RŽcollets, in the final years of the painterÕs life;
TheoÕs role in quelling the scandal of the December 23rd ear amputation and GauguinÕs ensuing arrest;
The author underscores his thesis though a series of details in van GoghÕs works, the painterÕs own letters, and by re-visiting well known events in his life. This juxtaposing of biographical facts with the psychological origins of the works posits an exciting new thesis in “A Secret of Van Gogh: His Motif and Motives” that will be of great interest to a wide audience of readers.

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