Hanson Lydia (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. With vibrant colors and imaginative backgrounds, Van Gogh's affectionate renderings of an entire family underscore his love of portraiture Vincent van Gogh once wrote, "What I?m most passionate about?is the portrait, the modern portrait." This passion flourished between 1888 and ?89 when, during his stay in Arles, in the South of France, the artist created a number of portraits of a neighboring family that had agreed to sit for him. The family included the local postman Joseph Roulin; his wife, Augustine; and their three children, Armand, Camille and Marcelle. Over the course of his year in Arles, the artist created an astonishing 26 painted portraits of the family members, both in groups and individually, as well as multiple drawings. Van Gogh?s tender relationship with the postman and his family and his groundbreaking portrayals of them are at the heart of this book, the first dedicated to the Roulin portraits. Drawing on letters from the artist, archival material, contemporary criticism and technical studies, The Roulin Family Portraits features insightful essays on Van Gogh?s practice, his beliefs about portraiture, his personal relationship with the Roulins and his admiration for his contemporaries as well as 17th-century Dutch portraitists. Vincent van Gogh (1853?90) began his painting career in his late twenties, influenced first by his work as a missionary in a mining region of Belgium, and later by his exposure to Impressionism while living in Paris. His bright signature style emerged after relocating to the South of France, where he produced more than 2,000 artworks in just over a decade.…

Condition: New. Ramsay, Ms. Lydia (illustrator).

Paperback. PBO. 410 near fine, top edge cut 1967 paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. 158 pages. "The Sea Valley Hotel was a vacation paradise where the aphrodisiacal mountain air removed all inhibitions and their only motto was anything goes!" >>> For Adults ONLY. >>> VERY RARE title & author. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. GGA {Good Girl Art} Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book. …

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware. Ramsay, Ms. Lydia (illustrator).

Condition: New. Ramsay, Ms. Lydia (illustrator).