Vincent and Theo (The Van Gogh Brothers)
Vincent and Theo The Van Gogh brothers By Deborah Heiligman Hardbound, 2017, 454 pages Interrupted by a Margarita sesh while I was nearing the end, finally I finished it all down to the last page (yes, including the appendices). This book was a slow starter for me that I initially regretted getting it but once I progressed past 50 pages I guess, I couldn't get it down and finished it in three days (not without interruptions, of course). The world indeed would not have Vincent without Theo. Vincent 1853-1890; Theo 1857-1891. The author looked at Vincent through his love, hate, turbulent relationship with his younger brother Theo. Love, respect, admiration, belief, interdependence between them prevailed... and extended to Jo, Theo's wife. Like Vincent's Starry Night which I looked at from my point of view, reading about Vincent in this Deborah Heiligman book, I saw Theo and Vincent with extraordinary relationship. Their brotherhood is a masterpiece by itself. ...