Part I: A labyrinth. The first to take up the pen ; Vincent and Theo's early years ; Vincent in London and Paris ; Theo and his mentor ; Vincent in Ramsgate and Isleworth ; Back in Holland: Dordrecht ; Vincent in Amsterdam ; Theo in Paris, Vincent in the Borinage ; The evangelist becomes a draftsman. -- Part II: On the wing. Etten: Vincent's start as an artist ; The studio in The Hague ; The brothers and their liaisons ; Vincent's life with Sien ; Vincent's work in 1882 and 1883 ; In trouble ; A refuge in Nuenen ; Dramatic events in 1884 and 1885 ; The peasant-painter ; Vincent in Antwerp. -- Part III: Flight in the sun. An artist among artists in Paris ; Theo and his housemate ; Under the spell of neo-Impressionism ; Leaving Paris for Arles ; Theo in 1888 ; A house of his own ; Friends and their portraits ; In the sign of sunflowers ; The poet's garden and other experiments ; Under one roof with Gauguin ; The house of cards collapses ; A turn in Theo's life ; The struggle against illness. -- Part IV: With scorched wings. In the haven of the asylum ; First paintings ; Grea tnews ; Longing to leave Saint-Rémy ; Auvers-sur-Oise as a refuge ; Theo's problems ; The suicide ; Theo's collapse.
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