Great Artists-Van Gogh: Art and Emotion

Each of these handsomely illustrated magazine-format books focuses on one great artist, explains how his work spoke to his era, and how it fits into the larger tradition of Western painting and sculpture.Vincent Van Gogh was all but unknown during his short, tragic lifetime. Only in recent decades have his work been fully appreciated for their originality, vivid colors, and dramatic shapes. Taken in total, they add up to an intense emotional autobiography of a major artist.