--- product_id: 9163926 title: "Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh" price: "152.91 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/9163926-dear-theo-the-autobiography-of-vincent-van-gogh store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh **Price:** 152.91 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh - **How much does it cost?** 152.91 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/9163926-dear-theo-the-autobiography-of-vincent-van-gogh) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description “Written from the heart and without restraint, alive.”— The New York Times Vincent van Gogh, the great but tormented artist, bared his tortured yet ecstatic soul in his letters to his confidant and companion, his beloved brother Theo. These letters reveal the man behind such masterpieces as The Starry Night and The Bedroom —a desperate man whose quest for love became a flight into madness and for whom every day was a “fight for life.” Irving Stone, acclaimed author of Lust for Life and other remarkable biographic novels, has collected Vincent van Gogh’s fascinating letters to Theo. Here we see the great artist as a human being as well as a man with an appointment with destiny. Van Gogh is a man struggling with doubts and fears, beset by poverty and mental illness, but also a painter who dares to break all the rules of academic art to create priceless masterpieces never honored during his lifetime. He was part of the coterie of great artists of his day while as the same time an intimate of aging streetwalkers. These letters are outpourings of his soul that paint a vibrant self-portrait in words equal to the intensity and emotion his painting created. This is the personal story of a legend. Review: Thank you Theo for sharing these letters... - Van Gogh writes like he paints, beautiful and it can break your heart. One of my favorite readings. Review: Nice insight - It is not as easy a read as Stone's van Gog biography Lust For Life, but for fans, it's a deep book. Vincent tells of how he went into the fields to paint, and then a rain storm came. He sought meager shelter behind a big tree while it lasted, and then resumed. And because he had started with a low vantage point, he now had to stand on his knees in the mud! He seems to merely mention this to point out why he considers common workman's clothes to be the artist's best friend... He also tells how he went out to paint the sea, in a storm so strong he could barely stay on his feet. One painting got so full of sand from the beach that he went to a nearby inn and retouched it... and then went back out into the storm to finish it with fresh impressions! Today, most of us: "Go out with the camera today? Nah, it's a bit nippy, and I just got the Sopranos on DVD..." Irving Stone edited Dear Theo, and while he may have done a good job generally, I think it was a disservice to the material to not indicate where he cut it. It is just one long text, no dates and no indication where each quote starts or ends. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #120,688 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #67 in Art Movements (Books) #84 in Biographies of Artists, Architects & Photographers (Books) #199 in Individual Artists (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 333 Reviews | ## Images ![Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1agMfMFteL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you Theo for sharing these letters... *by D***N on July 26, 2025* Van Gogh writes like he paints, beautiful and it can break your heart. One of my favorite readings. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice insight *by E***E on February 6, 2007* It is not as easy a read as Stone's van Gog biography Lust For Life, but for fans, it's a deep book. Vincent tells of how he went into the fields to paint, and then a rain storm came. He sought meager shelter behind a big tree while it lasted, and then resumed. And because he had started with a low vantage point, he now had to stand on his knees in the mud! He seems to merely mention this to point out why he considers common workman's clothes to be the artist's best friend... He also tells how he went out to paint the sea, in a storm so strong he could barely stay on his feet. One painting got so full of sand from the beach that he went to a nearby inn and retouched it... and then went back out into the storm to finish it with fresh impressions! Today, most of us: "Go out with the camera today? Nah, it's a bit nippy, and I just got the Sopranos on DVD..." Irving Stone edited Dear Theo, and while he may have done a good job generally, I think it was a disservice to the material to not indicate where he cut it. It is just one long text, no dates and no indication where each quote starts or ends. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with griefs... *by E***S on May 10, 2015* "Admire as much as you can; most people do not admire enough." Vincent Van Gogh, Book II page 12, "Dear Theo." Vincent Van Gogh's letters to his younger brother Theo, which were originally published in a roughly 1,600 page three-volume set, is now placed in my fingertips at just the well abridged version of only 480 pages. In this book, we see Vincent Van Gogh as one who was just as exceptionally gifted to write as he was to draw; you truly sense the loneliness and sorrow which encompassed and molded his life, and his sentiments are as they were the verbial explanations of his most famous paintings which display the profound depths of human expressions and feelings. We love when writers are transparent and vulnerable; here is a book in which we see someone whose conscience makes him no coward; for if all the world turn a deaf ear towards us, how can we deal in hypocrisy towards the only people who seem willing enough to listen to our grievances? Highly recommended book to anyone, anyone that is a human. ## Frequently Bought Together - Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh - Vincent Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings - Lust for Life --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/9163926-dear-theo-the-autobiography-of-vincent-van-gogh](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/9163926-dear-theo-the-autobiography-of-vincent-van-gogh) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-18*