While sympathising with van gogh in his xenophobia, I cannot accept that because certain artists did not appreciate certain forms of art, no artist can understand another whose form is alien to him.
"A Novelist on Novels"
W. L. George
Van gogh was a fine painter, too; but his influence, like that of Gauguin, has proved nugatory-a fact which detracts nothing from the merit of his work.
"Since Cézanne"
Clive Bell
Vincent Van gogh may have been a million times more valuable to humanity, as a whole, than his brother Theo - in the long run.
"Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema"
Sam Vaknin
