| Preface | |
| 1 | From Silence to Hermeneutics: The Posthumous Making of van Gogh's Oeuvre | 3 |
| 2 | The Golden Legend: From Biography to Hagiography | 35 |
| 3 | Van Gogh versus Vincent: The Antinomies of Heroism | 61 |
| 4 | Madness and Sacrifice: The Ambivalence of Singularity | 76 |
| 5 | Money As a Medium of Atonement: Purchasing and Redeeming | 99 |
| 6 | The Gaze As a Medium of Atonement: Visiting van Gogh's Works | 113 |
| 7 | Presence As a Medium of Atonement: The Procession to van Gogh's Body | 123 |
| Conclusion: The van Gogh Effect | 140 |
| App. A. Van Gogh and Art Criticism in France, 1888-1901 | 153 |
| App. B. Chronology | 169 |
| Notes | 171 |
| Index of Names | 213 |
