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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, filmmakers, 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 period of experimentation in Paris, and the evocative landscapes and vibrant portraits made in Provence and Auvers, 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.
Van Gogh Art & Ideas
by Sund, JudyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-11-18
Publisher(s): Phaidon Press
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Judy Sund teaches art history at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 4 |
| Seeds Sown: The Makings of the Man, 1853-1880 | p. 11 |
| Rerouted and Rerooted: Van Gogh between City and Country, 1880-1883 | p. 41 |
| Among Potato Eaters: The Painter Comes of Age, 1884-1885 | p. 75 |
| Reinvention: Van Gogh in Paris, 1886-1888 | p. 109 |
| Japanese Dreams: The Impact of Ukiyo-e, 1887-1888 | p. 149 |
| The Great, Simple Thing: Portraiture at Arles, 1888 | p. 195 |
| Painting as a Recuperative Strategy: Art and Illness, 1889-1890 | p. 233 |
| Clinging to the Earth: Van Gogh's Last Weeks | p. 279 |
| Larger than Life: Van Gogh's Posthumous Reputation | p. 303 |
| Glossary | p. 332 |
| Brief Biographies | p. 334 |
| Key Dates | p. 337 |
| Map | p. 341 |
| Further Reading | p. 342 |
| Index | p. 345 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 350 |
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