Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh-NY Graphic Society, 1958 1st Ed.,3 Vols.

Description: Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh-New York Graphic Society,1958 1st Edition3 Volumes, Compiled and translated by the Van Gogh Museum, AmsterdamPrinted in the Netherlands The numerous color lithographic illustrations (one for each of the paintings or sketches mentioned in the letters!) are glued in manually (tipped in), other black and white photos are printed in the usual manner. Later editions, like at least one of the Bulfinch editions do not have the color illustrations. There is a six volume set made by the Van Gogh Museum in 2009 that is basically this edition in a different format. It can be found for sale at around $1,000, if it can be found at all. I found just one. Although attempts have been made to collect the Van Gogh correspondence as early as 1914 (by Vincent's brother Theos wife, Johanna), it took many years to gather the letters compiled in these three volumes. While Theo saved every scrap of paper that passed through his hands, this collection contains letters to and from other people in Vincent's life. "More than 650 of these were from Vincent to his brother Theo. The collection also includes letters van Gogh wrote to his sister Wil and other relatives, as well as between artists such as Paul Gauguin, Anthon van Rappard, and Émile Bernard" (Wikipedia). Wikipedia credits this edition as being the first in the English language, the British release is dated to 1958 also. Maybe the American edition beat them to press! I can't find exact dates. Both were compiled and translated by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and printed in the Netherlands. Here is a fine introduction included in the Goodreads on line edition: "One of the most important and powerful works in the literature of art, this critically acclaimed classic is now available in a boxed set edition with all the original text and illustrations. Articulate, intimate, written with honest directness, these letters lay bare the events of van Gogh's dramatic life, providing remarkable insights into the creative process and touching revelations of his personal anguish. The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh was first published by New York Graphic Society in 1958. Surely among the most distinguished books ever published, it is still the only complete edition of the letters in English. Illustrated by the more than two hundred ink drawings the artist sketched into his letters, the collection has been the source of numerous biographical and fictional works, but none has matched the intensity of the original material. Most of the letters were written to the artist's brother, Theo, and it was Theo's son, Vincent, who acted as consulting editor for the publication. A touching memoir by Theo's wife serves as the introduction." Shelf1

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