This book contains a selection of more then 100 masterpieces from the museum’s collection. Famous paintings like The potato eaters, The yellow house, The bedroom and Sunflowers are featured. Experts from the Van Gogh Museum tell the story behind the paintings in short accompanying texts. The works by Van Gogh are complemented by masterpieces painted by his contemporaries like Claude Monet and Paul Gauguin. A number of recent acquisitions are also included in the selection. Amsterdam (Van Gogh Museum) 2009. Available in nine languages.