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Color is physics, biology, and psychology at once. Tracing color theory from Newton's prism to Chevreul, Seurat, and Albers shows why certain paintings feel the way they do.

Vincent van Gogh sold one painting known by name in his lifetime and died in July 1890 at 37. The story of how his reputation was built afterward, by a widow, a handful of critics, and younger painters, shows how artistic fame is actually made.