Van Gogh draughtsman : the masterpieces / Sjraar van Heugten ; with the collaboration of Marije Vellekoop and Roelie Zwikker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heugten, Sjraar van.

Contributor:

Vellekoop, Marije.

Zwikker, Roelie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890--Themes, motives.

Gogh, Vincent van.

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.

Themes, motives.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

191 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Van Gogh Museum ; Brussels : Mercatorfonds, 2005.

Summary:

Vincent van Gogh may be the best-loved artist in the world today. His brilliant colors and energetic brushwork have a passionate appeal that touches nearly everyone. Few people, however, are familiar with van Gogh's drawings. "Van Gogh: Master Draughtsman" will bring the reader to a new world of this astonishing artist's imagination, a sensuous world of toned papers, vibrant lines of chalk and pen, veils of watercolor and pastel, and sparkling white highlights. Here we can truly see the artist at work, forming his first ideas, thinking them through, and bringing them to dazzling maturity. Created by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to accompany a traveling exhibition of the master's works on paper, this beautiful book will be an indispensable joy and resource for artists and art lovers everywhere. Lavishly illustrated with 163 plates in full color, the panoply of van Gogh drawings is presented here in full flower.

Contents:

1880-1881, Borinage, Brussels, Etten: the early years

1881-1883, the Hague and Drenthe: townscapes and popular characters

1883-1885, Nuenen: rural life centre stage

1885-1888, Antwerp and Paris: opportunities in Antwerp

1888-1889, Arles: the inspired line

1889-1890, Saint-Rémy: the garden in pen and colour

1890, Auvers-sur-Oise: return to the north.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [184]).

Published to accompany a traveling exhibition held at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, July 2-Sept. 18, 2005 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Oct. 11-Dec. 31, 2005.

ISBN:

9061535891

9061535972

OCLC:

62076333