The Force of Art - A Life for Painting was chosen as a finalist for the Montaigne Medal in the 2023 international Eric Hoffer Book Award competition and was subsequently reviewed in the US Review of Books.

The book is RECOMMENDED by the US Review of Books. The reviewer wrote in her long and fine article:

Juhani Murros made an unexpected discovery during his visits to art galleries when he worked for an organization in Ho Chi Minh City in 1990. A small still life in an unobtrusive gallery commanded the Finnish physician's attention...

...Murros' fervent appreciation of Van Den glows throughout the small volume, which features many color plates of the artist's work, along with short biographical entries describing it, often with intriguing historical context. The book is as quiet as the artist's work, but it is a satisfying read that will pluck heartstrings and pique interest in the trajectory of Van Den's life and times.

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