Vincent van Gogh

Though completely unappreciated during his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) is one of the most recognizable names in the art world today. Though it would make sense that Van Gogh's life would be greatly undocumented, this is not the case. "The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh" is a collection of the correspondences between Van Gogh and his brother, Theo, that gives an incredibly enthralling look into the life of this genius. Tormented by loss of...

The incarnation of the myth of a cursed artist, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is a legend who became a reference for modern art. An Expressionist during the Post-Impressionist movement, his art was misunderstood during his lifetime. In Holland, he partook in the Dutch realist painting movement by studying peasant characters. Anxious and depressed, Vincent van Gogh produced more than 2000 artworks, yet sold only one in his lifetime. A self-made artist,...

Vincent van Gogh (Groot-Zundert, Brabant, 1853 – Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890) La vie et l'oeuvre de Vincent van Gogh sont si étroitement liées qu'il est quasiment impossible de voir ses toiles sans y lire le récit de sa vie : van Gogh est en effet devenu l'incarnation du martyr souffrant et incompris de l'art moderne, l'emblème de l'artiste marginal. Le premier article, publié en 1890, donnait des détails sur la maladie de van Gogh. L'auteur de...

The poet W. H. Auden selected this collection of Van Gogh's personal letters as those which addressed the most important fact of his life: that he was a painter of pictures-pictures that changed the direction of modern art. This selection is confined to Van Gogh's reflections on the art of painting and the problems of being a painter. The letters to his family members are included insofar as they reflect on his life as a painter.-Print ed.

Choice drawings - from early impressions of peasant life to studies for Starry Night, other masterpieces. 44 black-and-white illustrations. Captions.

Né le 30 mars 1853 aux Pays-Bas et mort en 1890 en France, Van Gogh est aujourd'hui un des peintres les plus connus au monde. L'héritage que Van Gogh a laissé derrière lui est monumental : plus de 2000 toiles et dessins, 652 lettres écrites à son frère Théodore Van Gogh dit « Théo » publiées en 1911 et en France en 1960 constitutent un témoignage unique de la vie du peintre. Inconnu de son vivant, il attirait les foules à titre posthume...

Contains over 250 drawings and paintings along with over 150 letters of nineteenth-century Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.