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The Yellow House
The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles | Martin Gayford
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This chronicle of the two months in 1888 when Paul Gauguin shared a house in France with Vincent Van Gogh describes not only how these two hallowed artists painted and exchanged ideas, but also the texture of their everyday lives. Includes 60 B&W reproductions of the artists' paintings and drawings from the period.
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IndoorDame
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This did a great job of showing the ways Van Gogh and Gauguin were able to inspire, influence, learn from, teach, and compete with each other during the 9 weeks they lived together, and how it changed and informed each of their work during that period and also going forward. This interplay between artists is something I‘ve always been fascinated by, so I loved reading about this! BUT I found the writing style challenging. 👇🏼

IndoorDame It seemed at times to be narrative nonfiction, and at times to be academic writing without clear transitions between them. This made it hard for me to follow some of the more biographical sections, especially the last few chapters where he traces Vincent‘s spiral into cycles of mania and depression. I think I‘d grab another book if I wanted to read more in depth about his self mutilation and his illness. #bookspin 10mo
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 10mo
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IndoorDame
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Settling in for a #hyggehour of history and paintings. It‘s been a tough week here, so I‘m looking forward to an hour of just relaxing.

CBee Hope this week is better for you ♥️ 10mo
TheBookHippie May this week be better for all of us!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 🤞🏻 10mo
IndoorDame @TheBookHippie definitely!!!🤞🏼♥️♥️♥️ 10mo
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IndoorDame @CBee thank you!!🙏♥️ 10mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💜💜💜 10mo
IndoorDame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ♥️🌻♥️ 10mo
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IndoorDame
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I‘m about to start my #bookspin book. I chose it from a “this spine is calling to me” category, but when I opened it I was surprised by my favorite endpapers of all time! I wonder if I should have a “fun endpapers” category 🤔 @TheAromaofBooks

tpixie How lovely!!! What a wonderful surprise. 🌻🌻🌻 10mo
catiewithac I liked this book! 🌻 10mo
IndoorDame @catiewithac I‘m super excited about it! And chapter 1 already has me hooked! 🌻 10mo
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IndoorDame @tpixie I bought this used online, so it really was a complete surprises! It totally made my day! 🌻 10mo
tpixie @IndoorDame I just love book art, and surprises are fun too! 10mo
TheBookgeekFrau Beautiful 😍 10mo
TheAromaofBooks Ooooo those are gorgeous!!! I have a VERY soft spot for pretty end papers! I wish more books had them!! 10mo
IndoorDame @TheBookgeekFrau ♥️💜♥️ 10mo
IndoorDame @TheAromaofBooks same! I wish all books had thoughtful treats like this! ♥️🌻 10mo
marleed So pretty! 10mo
IndoorDame @marleed 💜🌻💜 10mo
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IndoorDame
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I got “this spine is calling to me” again! this time for my #bookspin slot, and I decided on The Yellow House. My #doublepin was something from my #auldlangspine list. I just started The Vaster Wilds yesterday morning, but I‘m already drawn in. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Enjoy!! And I love the spine category!! 11mo
Deblovestoread The tagged book sounds great. Look forward to your review! 11mo
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IndoorDame
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#artist #newyearnewbook @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve been out a bit of a book buying binge lately on books about art and artists. The only question is which one do I read first?

Melismatic Wow - they all look great but the Frida Kahlo cover looks so interesting! 🫶🏻 11mo
Chrissyreadit I found your address!!! also you may have the highest number of stacks total! 11mo
IndoorDame @Chrissyreadit neat!! I like hearing that I give good recommendations 😄 11mo
Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉 11mo
Eggs All beautiful 🤩 ❤️ 🎨 11mo
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IndoorDame
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#MayMontage #YellowColor Everyone has a few niche genres, and books about artists lives, especially small circles of artists interacting and fueling each other‘s creativity are my jam! (Can you tell I went to art school?😂) Definitely need to read this! @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Gissy It sounds an interesting book. Looking forward to read your review. I love this style of painting😍 2y
Eggs Love this💛💛💛 2y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#GratefulHarvest

The Yellow House is where Van Gogh painted his bedroom and the series of paintings of sunnflowers. Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin shared the #yellow house for six weeks and it's where he also painted portraits of the chairs they each used. I‘m interested to read about their friendship, the tensions, and the events that led to Van Gogh slicing off his own ears, and what happened thereafter.

Eggs Fascinating, and nice collage👏🏻📚🪑 3y
batsy Oh, this sounds fascinating! 3y
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DivineDiana I don‘t know if the fabulous, immersive Van Gogh exhibition is coming to your area, but if it does, you must see it! There is a reproduction of this room along with so much more. It is an incredible experience! (edited) 3y
erzascarletbookgasm @DivineDiana I hope to be able to experience it some day, it sounds wonderful! I reckon you‘ve been to one? 3y
DivineDiana Yes, I visited the one in Washington DC. It was amazing! 🧑‍🎨 3y
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catiewithac
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Gayford writes a gripping micro-history of one of art‘s most infamous events: Vincent Van Gogh cuts his right ear off with a razor. Told with page-turning intensity and lots of black and white images this is a perfect summer read for people who enjoy biographies, true crime, art and southern France.

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SiriGuruDevSingh
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Jas16
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I love art and Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists. #17booklove #asubjectilove

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Libby1
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#Shellie
#Riotgrams

My mostly non-fiction bookcase.

SharonGoforth Love the uke!! 8y
Libby1 Thanks, @SharonGoforth ! It belongs to my son. He climbs up on the chair to retrieve it. 😊 8y
SharonGoforth @Libby1 😀😀That's awesome! 8y
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