Description
STARRY NIGHT tells the story of Vincent van Gogh's stay at the asylum in Saint-Remy-de-Provence from May 1889 to May 1890. He came there after he mutilated his ear in the Yellow House in Arles.Despite the challenges of ill health and asylum life, he continued to produce a series of masterpieces with cypresses, wheatfields, olive groves and sunsets.
This fullyillustrated account gives an impression of daily life behind the walls of the asylum. The book looks at Van Gogh with fresh eyes, offering a wealth of new material and a series of facinating discoveries.