| Description |
301 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 23 Jan.-18 Apr. 2010. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-296) and index. |
| Contents |
Van Gogh's letters: windows to a universe / Nienke Bakker, Leo Jansen and Hans Luijten -- Catalogue / entries by Teio Meedendorp, ... [et al.] -- Dutch landscape / Ann Dumas -- "Wrestling with the figures" / Nienke Bakker -- Colour and Japonisme / Nienke Bakker -- The modern portrait / Ann Dumas -- The revelation of the South / Leo Jansen -- Cycles of nature / Nienke Bakker -- Art and literature / Ann Dumas -- The sacrifice for art / Leo Jansen -- Chronology / Sarah Lea. |
| Summary |
Vincent Van Gogh is one of the greatest figures in Western art. Revered for his bold expressionist paintings, he is also admired as a prodigious and eloquent letter writer. This book explores Van Gogh's correspondence as a self-portrait of the artist and the man. |
| Subject |
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Correspondence -- Exhibitions.
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Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Dumas, Ann.
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Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
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| Added Title |
Van Gogh |
| ISBN |
9781905711604 hardback |
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1905711603 hardback |
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1905711611 paperback |
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9781905711611 paperback |
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