The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles

Name: The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles
Price: 2.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (501 reviews)
Author: Martin Gayford

by Martin Gayford

Biography Memoir

4.4 (501)

4.4 stars from 501 reviews. Top 95% of Biography Memoir books we track.

352 pages~5.9 hr readPublished by Little, Brown and Co.Published 2006-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're fascinated by Van Gogh and Gauguin beyond their famous paintings and want to understand how they actually lived and worked together.
You enjoy books that blend art history with intimate human drama and the messiness of creative collaboration.
You appreciate well-researched narrative non-fiction that reads like a gripping story whilst delivering serious historical detail.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a comprehensive biography of either artist. This focuses narrowly on nine weeks, not their full lives.
You're looking for heavy theoretical analysis of artistic technique or art criticism.
You prefer books without conflict and difficult personalities. This is about two volatile men in increasingly claustrophobic circumstances.

About this book

Martin Gayford chronicles two months in 1888 when Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh lived together in a house in France. The account covers how these two artists painted, exchanged ideas, and navigated their everyday lives during this period. The book includes 60 black and white reproductions of paintings and drawings created by the artists during these weeks in Arles.

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Currently 4.4★ from 501 reviews

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