LAWRENCE & ELISABETH HANSON - Portrait of Vincent. A Van Gogh Biography

Great Britain, The Book Society & Chattos & Windos, 1955. 1st Book Society Edition, Binding: Cloth, Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Hardback This is not simply a biography of a painter. The life of Van Gogh will always be to many people even more remarkable than his work - it is one of the most tragic and, regarded in a certain light, most inspiring stories in the world. This book may, therefore, appeal to those interested in the story of genius no matter in what form that genius finds expression. This is not a book of art criticsim. When we consider it necessary we have related work to the conditions under which it was made; we have also from time to time described a painting which gives us particular pleasure or which seems to us to have some significance in the development of the artist; but of art criticism as such there is nothing in the book - our descriptions are made in words that can be understood by any reader. Illustrated. Slight foxing to end pages.