Contents

Note to the Reader

Introduction: ‘A Man of Passions’

Cuesmes, June 1880

Beginning as an Artist

Brussels, Etten, The Hague, November 1880–September 1883

Peasant Painter

Drenthe and Nuenen, September 1883–October 1885

Becoming a Modern Artist

Antwerp and Paris, November 1885–October 1887

His Best Days

Arles, February 1888–December 1888

Seeking New Balance

Arles and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, January 1889–April 1890

Deceptive Peace and Quiet

Auvers-sur-Oise, May 1890–July 1890

Postscript

Notes on the text

Vincent van Gogh’s addresses

Map

The letters, family and friends

History of the publication of the letters

Further reading

Acknowledgments

Picture credits

Index