By Susan Alyson Stein With essays by Charlotte Hale, Silvia Centeno, Alison Hokanson, and Marina Kliger Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) immortalized the cypress tree in signature images that have become synonymous with his fiercely original power of expression. This richly illustrated publication illuminates the backstory of his invention for the first time, from his initial investigations of the motif in benchmark drawings from Arles to his realization of their full evocative potential in such ico