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Van Gogh's imaginary museum : exploring the artist's inner world / Chris Stolwijk ... [and others] ; with the assistance of Nienke Bakker.
LIBRA - Special ND653.G7 A4 2003b
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890--Aesthetics--Exhibitions.
- Gogh, Vincent van.
- Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890--Sources--Exhibitions.
- Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.
- Art, European--Influence--Exhibitions.
- Art, European.
- Art, European--Exhibitions.
- Art, European--Influence.
- Aesthetics.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Van Gogh Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
- Summary:
- This lush volume accompanies an important exhibition opening in February 2003 at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vincent van Gogh. It brings together the paintings that inspired him--by such masters as Rembrandt and Rubens, Corot and Courbet, Monet and Gauguin--with dozens of his own works, creating an "imaginary museum" that reveals a fascinating dialogue between the artist and his art-historical predecessors. The book begins with lavishly illustrated essays by renowned Van Gogh specialists that focus on a range of subjects, from his aesthetic philosophy to his everyday working methods. Then follows the "imaginary museum" itself--170 reproductions of works by Van Gogh and those who influenced him, most accompanied by fascinating related excerpts from the artist's correspondence. Van Gogh is one of the most popular of artists. This book offers a new look at his work--from the artist's own point of view.
- Contents:
- Foreword / John Leighton
- Introduction: A passion for art
- Vincent van Gogh's taste / Sjraar van Heugten, Chris Stolwijk
- Vincent van Gogh's belief in art as consolation / Leo Jansen
- Van Gogh's nature / Chris Stolwijk
- Van Gogh's teachers / Roelie Zwikker
- Avid reader
- Van Gogh and literature / Wouter van der Veen
- 'Christ, this great artist'
- Van Gogh's socio-religious canon of art / Joan Greer
- Van Gogh's taste for reality, on earth as it is in heaven / Evert van Uitert
- On rustics and labourers" Van Gogh and 'the people' / Nienke Bakker
- 'Rummaging among my woodcuts
- Van Gogh adn the graphic arts / Hans Luijten
- Vincent van Gogh and the avant-garde: colleagues, competitors, friends / Cornelia Homburg
- Working in black-and-white and colour: Van Gogh's regard for tonality and technique / Sjraar van Heugten.
- Notes:
- Catalog of an exhibition held at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Feb. 14-June 15, 2003.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-144) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0810945762
- 9780810945760
- OCLC:
- 57754329
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