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Author Verlinden, Willem-Jan, 1971- author.

Title The Van Gogh sisters / Willem-Jan Verlinden ; translated by Yvette Rosenberg and Brendan Monaghan.

Publication Info. London ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2021.
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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  B VAN GOGH FAMILY    Check Shelf
Description 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary The lively and revealing correspondence that Vincent van Gogh maintained with his art-dealer brother Theo is famous as a source of insight into the mind of one of the most celebrated artists of all time. But what of Anna, Lies and Willemien van Gogh, with whom Vincent had intimate and sometimes turbulent relationships? It was an argument with his oldest sister, Anna, in the aftermath of their father's death that provoked Vincent to leave the Netherlands and never return. The Van Gogh siblings grew up at a time when long-distance travel by train first became possible. As each went their own way, following work and study to London, Paris, Brussels and beyond, they maintained the close relationships forged in their youth in the Netherlands's idyllic countryside by sending candid and personal letters. In this thoughtful and unprecedented biographical history, Willem-Jan Verlinden delves into previously unpublished correspondence in the Van Gogh family archives to bring Vincent's three sisters out from their brothers' shadow, poignantly portraying their dreams, disappointments and grief. The oldest sister, Anna, worked as a governess in England as a young woman before marrying a Dutch industrialist. The second sister, Lies, fell into poverty in spite of her literary aspirations and was forced to sell many of her brother's paintings. Willemien, the third sister, was an active participant in the first feminist wave. She visited the studio of Edgar Degas in Paris with Theo and discussed art enthusiastically with her painter brother. She and Vincent also shared their struggles with mental health, which for Willemien resulted in institutionalization for the second half of her life.
Note Translation of 'De zussen Van Gogh', ISBN 9789021401447, Amsterdam: Querido (2017).
Subject Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Family.
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Correspondence.
Gogh, Anna van, 1855-1930 -- Correspondence.
Gogh, Elisabeth du Quesne van, 1859-1936 -- Correspondence.
Gogh, Wil van, 1862-1941 -- Correspondence.
Artists -- Netherlands -- Biography.
Artists -- Netherlands -- Correspondence.
ART / General.
Gogh, Elisabeth du Quesne van, 1859-1936. (OCoLC)fst01483987
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890. (OCoLC)fst00032032
Artists. (OCoLC)fst00817559
Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
Netherlands. (OCoLC)fst01204034
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Personal correspondence. (OCoLC)fst01919948
Biographies.
Added Author Rosenberg, Yvette, translator.
Monaghan, Brendan (Translator), translator.
Added Title Zussen Van Gogh English
ISBN 9780500023600 (hardcover)
0500023603 (hardcover)
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