Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum

visiting St Remy and who is a Van Gogh fan. Read before you go and your travels will be much more meaningful!

The author does a good job of describing the year that Van Gogh spent at a mental hospital and there's a nice amount of art work in the book, but it's not as "great" as I'd expected from the description.

Well written book about Van Gogh’s stay at the St. Paul asylum, full of detailed analysis of the course of his illness as well as paintings while living there. Anyone with an interest in the artist’s psychiatric condition and life at the asylum should read this book.

There is lots about Van Gogh in this well-illustrated book, but it is mostly about the place, the Asylum.Vincent's comings and goings to and from the Asylum; his fellow-patients, the landscapes and other subjects of his painting around the Asylum, his rooms in the Asylum, his views from the Asylum, the nature of his treatment and how he was treated at the Asylum. As such, it is a marvelous addition to the copious Van Gogh literature. I found it to be engagingly personal and entertaining, and I think other VanGoghphiles will too.

I enjoyed this book immensely. The author’s research and writing bring the reader into Van Gogh’s world and experience. You get to meet some of the people with whom he lived and worked. You see the beautiful color photos of Van Gogh’s art. This book is a wonderful introduction to people new to Van Gogh and an excellent addition to those who have long admired Van Gogh.

Beautiful book by an excellent authority on Van Gogh & his life in the south of France. Read his book, "Studio of the South" for fascinating details about the period in Arles that preceded the period covered in this book.

Perfect work defining Vincent's time in the asylum. Great read fully illustrated, instructive without being dry. Really brings his experience to life, and adds to one's better understanding.

Wonderful book about Van Gogh’s stay in St. Remy asylum during this period of his life.

This highly readable, beautifully produced book is full of fascinating details of Vincent's period at the asylum, as well as insightful accounts of the production and significance of the volume of works he created there. The numerous high quality illustrations include many of Van Gogh's most loved paintings as well as introducing the reader to yet more wonderful pieces. New research and discoveries by the author combine art history and criticism into a thoroughly engaging and informative exploration of this critical period in the artist's life and career.

Amazing book. I bought this after reading Bailey’s ‘Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence’ and the level of research and knowledge in both is just fantastic. It is so well written. A must have for anyone seriously interested in Van Gogh’s life.

Very good but the book seems to hop from Van Gogh leaving the mental institution "cured" of his mental condition to just a short time later fatally shooting himself. Some consideration of the intervening period and the possible reasons for the premature diagnosis would have provided valuable context

Great read - well written and with lots of new information. Importantly very well illustrated with all of the key paintings of the period included.

well researched story, well told, beautifully reproduced paintings.