Unknown Letters to Brother Theo

Considered a true epistolary legacy, Vincent van Gogh’s letters to his brother Theo move readers deeply with their sincerity. Over a hundred years later, the correspondence of the two brothers—lasting fifteen whole years—became no less popular than the artist’s famous sunflowers, and it was translated into all European languages. Meanwhile, few people know that these endless, piercing letters were filled with numerous drawings of objects Van Gogh had been looking at. Using original sketches and drafts from the letters, we tried to recreate what the artist’s letters looked like, how they were made by a man who drew everything his brilliant gaze fell upon. You are holding a unique audiobook, saturated with the atmosphere in which Van Gogh lived and worked. From it, you’ll understand more clearly how the world really looked to the person who created such colorful and vivid paintings.