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

from startingover

Most people - even those with only a vague interest in art history - know that Van Gogh painted sunflowers and cut off his own ear. The story of the nine weeks (from October to December 1888) during which Van Gogh and Gauguin lived together in the southern French town of Arles is well-documented,...

from SuPendleton

This book was really interesting. I never knew van Gogh and Gauguin lived together. I thought the way the author described their different styles of painting and their temperament would help students gain some knowledge of these famous artists. I would use this in my bibliography unit - grades 3 ...

from startingover

Most people - even those with only a vague interest in art history - know that Van Gogh painted sunflowers and cut off his own ear. The story of the nine weeks (from October to December 1888) during which Van Gogh and Gauguin lived together in the southern French town of Arles is well-documented,...

from melydia

Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin lived together for a few months in Arles, where they each produced some of their most famous paintings. But all was not peace and artistic harmony, and a lot of the problems stemmed from Vincent's volatility. This was an interesting and unflinching look at their ...