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Portrait of Dr. Gachet : the story of a van Gogh masterpiece : modernism, money, politics, collectors, dealers, taste, greed, and loss / Cynthia Saltzman.
LIBRA ND1329.G568 A64 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saltzman, Cynthia.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890. Dr. Gachet.
- Gogh, Vincent van.
- Gachet, Paul Ferdinand, 1828-1909--Portraits.
- Gachet, Paul Ferdinand.
- Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890--Criticism and interpretation.
- Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.
- Gachet, Paul Ferdinand, 1828-1909.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Portraits.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 406 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Portrait of Doctor Gachet
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Viking, 1998.
- Summary:
- Portrait of Dr. Gachet was one of van Gogh's last paintings, completed just weeks before his suicide. Depicting the eccentric physician who was attempting to treat the artist, this painting was viewed by van Gogh as a summation of his ideas about portraiture. Cynthia Saltzman's book reconstructs the journey of this revolutionary and haunting painting, in which, as van Gogh wrote, he strove to capture the "heartbroken expression of our time". As Saltzman superbly shows, this painting not only evokes the ethos of modern life but also illuminates the ways in which art, politics, and the market have intersected in the twentieth century. Affected by broad social and cultural change, the painting's fate was also influenced by innovations in the way art was sold and displayed, and by the growing role of dealers and museums.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-385) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0670862231
- OCLC:
- 37567283
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