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The treasures of Vincent van Gogh / Cornelia Homburg.

By: Homburg, Cornelia.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Andre Deutsch, 2007Description: 72 p. (some folded) : col. ill., facsims. ; 31 cm.ISBN: 9780233002170.Subject(s): Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 | Painters -- Netherlands -- BiographyDDC classification: 759.9492 GOG
Contents:
Intruduction -- Prelude -- Beginnings as an artist -- Local types -- The rural landscape of Brabant -- Peasant painter -- The Potato Eaters -- The move to Paris -- New approaches-New styles -- Self-portraits -- A member of the avant-garde -- Japonisme -- Arles -- A visit to the Mediterranean -- The southern landscape -- The portrait-art form of the future -- An exchange of portraits -- The studio of the south -- Sunflowers and portraits -- A breakdown -- The garden of the asylum -- A new landscape -- The garden of olives -- A starry night -- Creative copies -- Auvers-sur-oise -- Doctor Gachet -- Daubigny's garden.
Summary: Classified as a Post-Impressionist, Van Gogh is perhaps one of the world's most famous and instantly recognisable artists. Famous almost as much for his embodiment of a tortured romantic artist as for his bold and usually distorted artworks, his works now fetch some of the highest prices in the world of fine art. This beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched project will be hugely popular as a collector's item for both Van Gogh's established fans and for those wishing to learn about him for the first time. With the inclusion of facsimiles of some 30 documents including Van Gogh's famous private letters, "The Treasures of Van Gogh" offers a unique insight into his life and works - from his childhood and youth in Zundert in southern Netherlands, the time he spent as a missionary and the gradual decline in his mental health that led him to cut off part of his ear and eventually to commit suicide.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Reference MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lib Office 759.9492 GOG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Reference 00196576
Total holds: 0

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Classified as a Post-Impressionist, Van Gogh is perhaps one of the world's most famous and instantly recognisable artists. Famous almost as much for his embodiment of a tortured romantic artist as for his bold and usually distorted artworks, his works now fetch some of the highest prices in the world of fine art. This beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched project will be hugely popular as a collector's item for both Van Gogh's established fans and for those wishing to learn about him for the first time. With the inclusion of facsimiles of some 30 documents including Van Gogh's famous private letters, The Treasures of Van Gogh offers a unique insight into his life and works - from his childhood and youth in Zundert in southern Netherlands, the time he spent as a missionary and the gradual decline in his mental health that led him to cut off part of his ear and eventually to commit suicide.

In slip case.

Includes facimiles of original documents in pockets.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intruduction -- Prelude -- Beginnings as an artist -- Local types -- The rural landscape of Brabant -- Peasant painter -- The Potato Eaters -- The move to Paris -- New approaches-New styles -- Self-portraits -- A member of the avant-garde -- Japonisme -- Arles -- A visit to the Mediterranean -- The southern landscape -- The portrait-art form of the future -- An exchange of portraits -- The studio of the south -- Sunflowers and portraits -- A breakdown -- The garden of the asylum -- A new landscape -- The garden of olives -- A starry night -- Creative copies -- Auvers-sur-oise -- Doctor Gachet -- Daubigny's garden.

Classified as a Post-Impressionist, Van Gogh is perhaps one of the world's most famous and instantly recognisable artists. Famous almost as much for his embodiment of a tortured romantic artist as for his bold and usually distorted artworks, his works now fetch some of the highest prices in the world of fine art. This beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched project will be hugely popular as a collector's item for both Van Gogh's established fans and for those wishing to learn about him for the first time. With the inclusion of facsimiles of some 30 documents including Van Gogh's famous private letters, "The Treasures of Van Gogh" offers a unique insight into his life and works - from his childhood and youth in Zundert in southern Netherlands, the time he spent as a missionary and the gradual decline in his mental health that led him to cut off part of his ear and eventually to commit suicide.

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