We talked to Bailey about what people might be surprised to learn about Van Gogh’s last days, about charting the artist’s posthumous rise to global fame, and why-despite what recent movies might lead you to believe-Bailey still believes that the Dutchman died by suicide. In a way, I’m thankful for what he did produce, rather than thinking too much about what might have happened if he lived longer.” “It was such a short period, but he achieved much more than most artists have in a lifetime. “Van Gogh achieved so much in 10 years,” Bailey said. Van Gogh’s Finale follows The Sunflowers are Mine: The Story of Van Gogh’s Masterpiece (2013), Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence (2016), and Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum (2018). The volume marks the end of a series of books documenting Van Gogh’s time in France, which Bailey has been working on for the past decade. “He’d done so many important works, day after day-of course that makes even more tragic that his life came to an end.” “When one actually looks at the paintings in detail you realize what an achievement it was,” Bailey said. Vincent van Gogh, Portrait of Adeline Ravoux (1890).
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