Letters to Theo

Unfortunately, the literary archive of art masters isn’t large. Artists rarely pick up the pen—but thankfully, there are exceptions. There exists a wonderful collection of correspondence and diaries by several truly great artists. Among them, among the first places, are Van Gogh’s letters. They sound differently—they’re like nothing else. There are documents even more majestic—Leonardo’s records of observations and discoveries; deeper ones—sonnets and letters by Michelangelo; more life-filled and influential—Delacroix’s diaries and articles. But there are no documents more candid and astonishing than these. This is the artist’s true confession. It wasn’t meant for a wide audience. It was addressed to only one person—the younger brother of Vincent van Gogh, Theo (“Teo”). They hadn’t seen each other for years. Yet their connection was never weak. It was a miracle of closeness and trust. Their correspondence lasted nearly fifteen years and was enormous. In this audiobook, we present a selection of the most important and vivid letters from that period, 1873–1890. Also don’t miss earlier released audiobooks of memoirs: O. Aroseva “Without Make-Up,” S. Yursky “The Last Role of Ranevskaya/Georgy Tovstonogov,” V. Smekhov “When I Was Athos,” A. Shirvindt “The Past Without Thoughts,” Yu. Solomin “From an Adjutant to His Excellency,” K. Korovin “Memoirs,” K. Petrov-Vodkin “Khlynovsk,” K. Petrov-Vodkin “The Space of Euclid,” F. Chaliapin “Mask and Soul.”