Gohho No Purovansu Tayori Tegami to Sketch De Deau, Atarashi Gohho / Original Title: the Illustrated Provence Letters of Van Gogh

[Machine Translation] The artist Van Gogh, whose "paintings and words" have captivated our hearts and minds. Van Gogh is a painter whose paintings and words continue to fascinate us. In this book, we read Van Gogh through his "Letters, Sketches, and Works," based on half of the 260 letters he wrote during the three years he spent in the south of France, where he created his masterpieces. The letters are accompanied by sketches of works in progress, and Van Gogh himself talks to his family and fellow painters. The book also includes a collection of Van Gogh's beautiful works that capture the bright colors of Provence while giving a sense of the environment and the passage of time in which he was living. A "Profile" at the beginning of the book and a "Travel Guide" at the end provide clues to help readers visualize the world in which Van Gogh lived. We hope you will enjoy a new image of Van Gogh as well as his letters, which vividly evoke the artist's personality.

「配色によって詩を綴ることもできるといったら理解できるだろうか。音楽で誰かの心を慰めるのと同じだ―」その“絵と言葉”で、わたしたちの心を惹きつけてやまない画家、ゴッホ。本書は、彼の最高傑作が生まれた南フランスでの3年間に書かれた260通のうち、半数の手紙を軸に据えた「手紙とスケッチと作品」でゴッホを読む1冊です。制作中の作品についてスケッチを添え、家族や画家仲間にゴッホ自身が語る手紙の数々。当時の彼が置かれていた環境や時間の流れを感じながら、プロヴァンス地方の明るい色彩を写し取った美しい作品群をお楽しみいただけます。ゴッホの生きた世界をイメージする手がかりとして巻頭に「人物紹介」、巻末に「トラベルガイド」を収録しました。画家の姿が瑞々しく立ち上がってくるような手紙文とともに、あたらしいゴッホの人間像をご堪能ください。