Following Van Gogh

Tea Gudek Snajdar

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When museum guide Elisabeth Bernard is entrusted with a mysterious painting, she leaps at the chance to research it. But passionate Lizzy’s quest for the truth soon leads her into danger as she crosses Europe on a route once travelled by her favourite artist. Meanwhile, back in 1880s Holland, aspiring painter Vincent van Gogh is searching for inspiration, companionship and his own distinctive style. As Lizzy’s plight escalates, so Vincent’s anguish intensifies, with famously tragic consequences.

An art-heist adventure told through the eyes of an art historian, Following Van Gogh is a parallel journey of self-discovery; a tale of passion, and what we are prepared to risk in pursuit of it. Blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction, the narrative features evocative biographical passages which frame the fast-paced modern-day narrative, painting a vivid portrait of one of the world’s best-loved artists. The book is full of insights into his process as a painter, from Vincent’s resourceful habit of using both sides of a canvas to his frequent feat of completing pictures in a single sitting − a custom he honed in Provence, where the mistral winds rapidly change the light and colour of the landscape.