Lust for Life A Novel about Vincent van Gogh Hardcover Irving Stone Doubleday

Lust for Life: A Novel of Vincent van Gogh - Twentieth Anniversary Edition Hardcover

Lust for Life is a biographical novel by Irving Stone about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his hardships. It was Stone's first major publication, and is largely based on the collection of letters between Vincent van Gogh and his younger brother, art dealer Theo van Gogh. This correspondence lays the foundation for most of what is known about the thoughts and beliefs of the artist. Stone conducted a large amount of "on-field" research for the novel, as is mentioned in the afterword.

The narrative of Lust for Life creates origin-stories for many of the artist's famous paintings. including The Potato Eaters and Sunflowers. Stone wanted to explain Van Gogh's difficult life and how he began, flourished, and died as a painter.

Doubleday, 1954. 6th print. Illustrated by Van Gogh. Wear to DJ. Minor wear to book cover.
Many, many reproductions of Van Gogh's art throughout!

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