Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

I spent part of the Thankfully Reading Weekend immersed in the lives of the Van Gogh brothers, Vincent and Theo. The two were much alike; they also had many differences. This book provides an ideal venue for doing a compare/contrast with the two.

Both brothers suffered greatly from poor health and both were dead before forty. Both were part of the art world, Vincent as an artist and Theo as an art seller. Neither had much success with women; both fell in love many times but their love was not reciprocated. Vincent was the more social, but he also, paradoxically, was the one who was more difficult to get along with.

It was a sad story, of course, but I'm terribly glad I read it.