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Nonetheless, a century after first publication, cultural and biographical references are obscure and, in the case of foreign editions, translations have dated. This new sumptuous, scholarly international edition in six volumes is, therefore, enormously welcome. The product of 15 years’ work by experts at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum and at the Huygens Institute, it is the most important art publication of 2009, if not of the decade. Its innovative approach and ambitious scope significantly deepen our understanding of the great founder of modern art.
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He practised what he preached, too: among his most painful misjudgments was to set up home with Sien Hoornik, a lazy, avaricious, manipulative, syphilitic prostitute and model. She was already pregnant and a single mother when they met. Van Gogh romantically tried to empathise with and improve “this ugly wasted woman. To me she’s beautiful … Life has given her a drubbing and sorrow and adversity have left their mark on her – now I can make use of it.”
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‘Van Gogh’s Letters: The Artist Speaks’, October 9 2009-January 3 2010, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; www.vangoghmuseum.nl
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