The 2 stories in this book have also been published with the titles "The story of Vincent in Drenthe" and "The journey of the painter Vincent van Gogh".

Traveling salesman Alex de Goede meets Vincent van Gogh twice. The first meeting took place in 1884 in Nuenen. There Vincent tells Alex about his adventure in Drenthe. During that period in Drenthe, Vincent made an important decision. This decision is the beginning of a long journey in search of the place where Vincent grew into an accomplish...

Vincent van Gogh lived and worked in Drenthe for three months in the autumn of 1883. He wrote at least 23 letters during that period. That's all we know about Vincent during that period. But what has he done? Who did he talk to? What kept him busy? In this book you can read possible answers to those questions. Not as a report on that period, but as a story told by Vincent himself.

Vincent's story begins with his farewell to The Hague and Sien, his fiancée and the journey to Drenthe.

Vincent ...

"The journey of the painter Vincent van Gogh" is the sequel to "The story of Vincent in Drenthe". In that book you can read what happened to Vincent when he stayed in Drenthe for three months in the autumn of 1883. His highs and lows, but especially the conclusion that Vincent himself drew about that stay. In Drenthe, Vincent discovered the purpose of his life, his destiny: to be a skilled and successful painter and no longer dependent on Theo's money.

His journey to that goal begins with his...