Van Gogh: 0000 (Art & Ideas) - Softcover

Sund, Judy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071484084X ISBN 13: 9780714840840

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2002

Synopsis

Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) became, in the century following his death, an individual of undisputed universal acclaim. His brief but astoundingly eventful life has inspired the scrutiny of other painters, film-makers, psychologists and novelists, and his personal celebrity outstrips even the substantial fame of his works.

While the popular appeal of such pictures as Sunflowers or Starry Night resides in their seemingly emotion-fuelled spontaneity, they are in fact the products of a reflective and idea-driven man who was profoundly interested in and inspired by all manner of literary, musical and artistic sources. Spanning his early work in the Netherlands, the formative years in and around Paris, and the intense, vibrant studies of peasants and the countryside of the South of France, this survey makes extensive use of Van Gogh's own correspondence to illuminate his artistic development and the personal vision that lies behind his work. The result is a balanced and sensitive account of this most innovative and influential of artists.

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Paperback. Pub Date :2002-11-18 Pages: 352 Language: English Publisher: Phaidon Press Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) has become. in the century following his death. a man on first-name terms with the world. His brief but eventful life has inspired the scrutiny of other painters. film-makers. psychologists and novelists. and his personal celebrity outstrips even the substantial fame of his works. While the popular appeal of such pictures as Sunflowers or Starry Night resides in their seemingly emotion -fuelled spontaneity. they are in fact the products of a reflective and idea-driven man who was profoundly interested in and inspired by all manner of literary. musical and artistic sources (as his huge body of correspondence reveals). Van Goghs artistic career spanned the 1880s. and was born of a failed attempt to become a preacher. After his early work in the Netherlands. he arriv...

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About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 071484084X
• ISBN 13: 9780714840840
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352