Lust for Life - A Book Review

Vincent van Gogh only drew and painted for ten years. Throughout his life he suffered attacks of what seemed to be sheer craziness every three months or so, causing him to be scorned by society. Perhaps he was manic-depressive, perhaps an epileptic, but his last attack brought about his demise. In a fit of severe depression and concern that Theo would be unable to provide for his new wife and child because of him, Vincent shot himself and died soon after. Theo’s grief was such that he too died not long after his brother. Both deaths were a great loss to the art world. Yet because of the urgency with which Vincent painted in his ten years as an artist, he left a marvelous legacy behind.

Read “Lust for Life” by Irving Stone. Its 399 pages will give you tremendous insight into the life of an artist. You will see that what brought about Vincent’s early demise is indeed what was responsible for his extraordinary talent.

Copyright 2001 Patricia Dake

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