Publisher's Synopsis
Hola, soy Vincent van Gogh, el artista holandés del pelo rojo y los paisajes y retratos turbulentos. Tal vez conozcas alguno de mis famosos girasoles, pero . . . ¿Sabìas que durante mi vida solo vendì un cuadro?. ¿Sabìas que de joven querìa ser sacerdote?. ¿Sabes quién era Theo o el Dr. Gachet?. A través de estas páginas te invito a descubrirme y a comprender por qué mi vida estuvo marcada por la pasión, la soledad y la pobreza. Incomprendido en su época, Vincent van Gogh es hoy uno de los pintores más admirados y queridos por todos. Rebelde frente a los cánones pictóricos de su tiempo, desarrolló un universo propio lleno de color y movimiento. Hombre de gran humanidad y sensibilidad, encontró en el arte la manera de expresar sus emociones y canalizar su amor por la vida.
Hi, I'm Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch artist with the red hair and the turbulent landscapes and portraits. Maybe you know of my famous sunflowers . . . but did you know I only sold one painting during my life? Did you know that I wanted to be a priest when I was young? Do you know who Theo or Dr. Gatchet was? I invite you to discover me and understand why my life was punctuated by passion, loneliness, and poverty. Misunderstood in his time, Vincent van Gogh is now one of the most universally admired painters. Rebelling against the pictorial canons of his time, he developed his own universe full of color and movement. A man of great humanity and sensitivity, he found in art the way to express his emotions and channel his love for life.
Hi, I'm Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch artist with the red hair and the turbulent landscapes and portraits. Maybe you know of my famous sunflowers . . . but did you know I only sold one painting during my life? Did you know that I wanted to be a priest when I was young? Do you know who Theo or Dr. Gatchet was? I invite you to discover me and understand why my life was punctuated by passion, loneliness, and poverty. Misunderstood in his time, Vincent van Gogh is now one of the most universally admired painters. Rebelling against the pictorial canons of his time, he developed his own universe full of color and movement. A man of great humanity and sensitivity, he found in art the way to express his emotions and channel his love for life.
