STARRY NIGHT

Starry Night is a fascinating, fully illustrated account of Van Goghs time at the asylum in Saint-Remy, during which he created some of his most iconic pieces of art.Despite the challenges of ill health and asylum life, Van Gogh continued to produce a series of masterpieces `cypresses, wheatfields, olive grovesand sunsets during his time there. This fascinating and insightful work from arts journalist and Van Gogh specialist Martin Bailey examines his time there, from the struggles that sent him to the asylum, to the brilliant creative inspiration that he found during his time here.He wrote very little about the asylum in letters to his brother Theo, so thisbook sets out to give an impression of daily life behind the walls of the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole and looks atVan Gogh through fresh eyes, withnewly discoveredmaterial.An essential insight into the mind of a flawed genius,Starry Nightis indispensable for those who wish to understand the life of one of the most talented and brilliant artists to have put paintbrush to canvas.