Vincent Van Gogh: A Life from Beginning to End - Hourly History

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Published on the hundredth anniversary of Van Gogh's death, this is the first full-length biography of this undying man in twenty years and surely ...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdIllustration(s): 85 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 35Cover typ...

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