Van Gogh and the olive groves / edited by Nienke Bakker, Nicole Myers ; with essays by Nienke Bakker [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890, artist.

Bakker, Nienke, 1972- editor.

Myers, Nicole R., editor.

Bakker, Nienke, contributor.

Dallas Museum of Art, host institution.

Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890--Exhibitions.

Gogh, Vincent van.

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890--Criticism and interpretation.

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.

Landscape painting, Dutch--19th century--Exhibitions.

Landscape painting, Dutch.

Trees in art--Exhibitions.

Trees in art.

Olive in art--Exhibitions.

Olive in art.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm

Distribution:

New Haven, Connecticut : Distributed by Yale University Press.

Place of Publication:

Dallas, Texas : Dallas Museum of Art, [2021]

Summary:

"'Van Gogh and the Olive Groves' reunites for the first time the important series of paintings that Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) dedicated to the motif of olive trees during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Remy-de-Provence. The book contextualizes this work within Van Gogh's artistic production and explores its deeply personal, often religious resonance. It also features in-depth findings on the artist's technique, materials, and palette resulting from a three-year cross-disciplinary conservation science research project that rigorously examined all 15 paintings. Of particular interest are new discoveries concerning Van Gogh's use of unstable pigments, his application of paint en plein air versus in the studio, and the chronology of the series. Produced between June and December 1889, this bold and highly experimental series employs the motif as a constant in the artist's passionate investigation of the expressive powers of color, line, and subject. Painting the olive trees at different times of day and in different seasons was a quest to unlock their quintessential features, which to him represented the spirit of Provence."--Provided by distributor.

Contents:

Directors' foreword

Curatorial acknowledgments

Between hope and agony : Van Gogh at the asylum / Nienke Bakker

The olive groves in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence / Teio Meedendorp

Symbolism and seriality : Van Gogh and the olive groves / Nicole R. Myers

Van Gogh, olive trees, and his search for what turned out to be a modern pastoral / Louis van Tilborgh

Creating olive groves in Saint-Rémy : a comparative study of Van Gogh's painting technique and materials / Katherin Pilz and Muriel Geldof

Catalogue: Olive grove series ; additional works in the exhibition

Checklist of the exhibition

Bibliography

Index

Technical abbreviations

Copyright and illustration credits.

Notes:

Chiefly illustrated.

Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title held at Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, October 17.10.2021 - February 6, 2022; and Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, March 11 - June 12, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index.

ISBN:

9780300260076

0300260075

OCLC:

1263790143