| Description |
385 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm |
| Summary |
By the time he died in 1890 at the age of thirty-seven Vincent van Gogh had painted hundreds of pictures, yet sold only a few. Today his paintings sell for millions of dollars each, and his life as an artist is legendary. He is the quintessential modern artist, operating on the edge of his sensibilities, where life and art are inextricably bound together. Van Gogh : a retrospective tells the story of the great Dutch artist as a single volume has never told it before, illuminating his work with a fascination selection of primary texts, including some of Van Gogh's letters. In 125 superb color reproductions and 103 black-and-white illustrations, the struggles and triumphs of Van Gogh's art are surveyed from the early dark landscapes and paintings of Dutch and Belgian laborers to the bright, intense visions of Paris, Arles, Saint Remy, and Auvers, where he took his life. Complementing the works are pertinent photographs from the period and portraits of the artist by Toulouse-Lautrec, Emile Bernard, Paul Gauguin, and others |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.
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Impressionism (Art) -- France.
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Impressionism (Art) -- Netherlands.
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Painting, Dutch -- 19th century.
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Painting, Dutch.
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| Author |
Gogh, Vincent Van
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Stein, Susan Alyson.
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| LC no. |
18007416 |
| ISBN |
1862560137 |
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