Description |
xii, 418 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 33 cm |
Note |
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, Sept 22, 2001-Jan. 13, 2002 and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Feb. 9-June 2, 2002. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-403) and index. |
Summary |
"The friendship of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin - including an intense, two-month collaboration in Aries, in the south of France - is one of the most revealing and dynamic relationships in the history of modern art. When they first met in Paris in late 1887, they were two of a number of artists seeking a way to move beyond impressionism. They found common ground in the belief that progressive art should be created at a distance from urban decadence, a conviction that led Gauguin to Brittany and van Gogh to Arles in the early months of 1888." "Published on the occasion of a landmark exhibition organized by The Art Institute of Chicago and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, the book is a provocative study of influence and innovation. With a wealth of illustrations, it offers a new perspective on some of the best-known masterpieces of modern art, as well as fresh insight into two of its central personalities."--Jacket. |
Subject |
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.
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Artists -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903.
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Artists -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Artists -- France -- Biography.
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Artistic collaboration -- France -- Arles.
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Added Author |
Zegers, Peter.
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Salvesen, Britt.
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Lister, Kristin Hoermann.
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Weaver, Mary C., 1970-
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Art Institute of Chicago.
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Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh.
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ISBN |
0500510547 alkaline paper |
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0865591946 paperback alkaline paper |
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