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Van Gogh

"The exemplary destiny of Vincent Van Gogh is well-known. It has often been said that there are few works which convey such a tragic sense of life. But this consensus has also served to create misunderstandings. If Van Gogh's work has continued to fascinate so many people, it is not so much an account of the drama inherent in his life as on account of the absolute sincerity with which he transposed this drama in his painting. In the last analysis, it is the paintings themselves that are important and that speak to us. It is thus not paradoxical to affirm that if Van Gogh's painting expresses a tragic snese of life, it is also one of the most harmonious ever to have been created -- harmonious even in its failure to resist the madness that finally overwhelmed the artist."--Page 2 of cover

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