Use the online library catalogue to search for literature on Vincent van Gogh, his predecessors and those whom he inspired. You’ll also find information on books on the visual arts in the period 1800-1920, as well as relevant sources from the 19th century, such as the books that Vincent mentions in his letters.

If you would like to find out more about literature discussing a specific artwork by Vincent van Gogh or another work from the Van Gogh Museum collection, please check the literature suggestions accompanying the artwork in question in the online collection.

Visitors to the reading room can consult literature references to works by Van Gogh in other collections, all around the world.

Tip:

Omit articles (such as ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’) when searching for the title of a publication.