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Van Gogh: Seeing Red

Art historian Richard Cork explores the mind of the painter Vincent van Gogh through his extraordinary letters. From 2009.

Art historian Richard Cork explores the mind of the painter Vincent van Gogh through his extraordinary letters.

Richard Cork explores the mind of Vincent van Gogh through his correspondence.

A keen and expressive correspondent who regaled acquaintances with his views on love, religion and sex, he put pen to paper with the same creative vigour as he put paintbrush to canvas.

By the time he walked into a field in the town of Auvers-sur-Oise and shot himself in the chest, the 37-year-old van Gogh had left behind a rich literary legacy that would, like his painting, outlive his short and tortured life.

Producer: Kate Bland

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Jul 201901:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Tue 29 Dec 200911:30
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 22 Oct 201506:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 22 Oct 201513:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 22 Oct 201520:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 23 Oct 201501:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 5 Jul 201906:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 5 Jul 201913:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 5 Jul 201920:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 6 Jul 201901:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra