He wrote of the books he read, and the other work he encountered. Van Gogh wrote to Theo about many things, his work, his inspiration and his fascination with various facets of life. Most of his letters, however, were addressed to his brother Theo. In his life, he sent hundreds of letters to his friends and family. Van Gogh was an avid reader, and it is relatively a little known fact that he also wrote letters. In little over a decade, he achieved what hundreds of thousands of artists struggled to achieve in a lifetime. Van Gogh didn’t begin painting until his late twenties, and he died at the age of 37. There can be no study of art without encountering Vincent van Gogh. These letters form the autobiography that van Gogh never wrote. The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh is a collection of letters written by the artist to his friends and especially to his brother, Theo.
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