Van Gogh

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A survey of Vincent van Gogh's brief but astonishingly eventful career.

Judy Sund

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Price: £17.95

180 points

Specifications

Paperback
English
220 x 160 mm, 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in
352 pp
185 colour illustrations, 18 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714840840
ISBN-10: 071484084X

Overview

Spans the early work of Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) in the Netherlands, the formative years in and around Paris, and ends with the intense, vibrant studies of peasants and the countryside that he produced in the South of France
Makes extensive use of Van Gogh's own correspondence to illuminate his artistic development and the vision that lies behind his work
Reveals the art as the product of a reflective and ideas-driven man who was profoundly interested in and inspired by all manner of literary, musical and artistic sources

In The Press

'Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing.' (Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London)

'The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods...I am definitely not alone in welcoming Art & Ideas as a precious set of teaching tools.' (Joachim Pissarro, Yale University)

About the author(s)

Judy Sund teaches Art History at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her publications include True to Temperament: Van Gogh and French Naturalist Literature (1992).