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The Complete Paintings of Vincent van Gogh
Meet Vincent van Gogh, one of the most famed tragic figures of 19th‑century art. This lush tome collects all his 871 paintings, alongside writings and essays, charting the life and work of a master who continues to tower over art to this day. From Sunflowers and The Starry Night to Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, celebrate an artist uniquely dexterous in the representation of texture and mood, light and place.
Genius and the angst
Today, the works of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) are among the most well known and celebrated in the world. In paintings such as Sunflowers, The Starry Night, and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, we recognize an artist uniquely dexterous in the representation of texture and mood, light and place.
Yet in his lifetime, van Gogh battled not only the disinterest of his contemporary audience but also devastating bouts of mental illness. His episodes of depression and anxiety would eventually claim his life, when, in 1890, he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday.
This comprehensive study of Vincent van Gogh offers a complete catalogue of his 871 paintings, alongside writings and essays, charting the life and work of a master who continues to tower over art to this day.
Today, the works of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) are among the most well known and celebrated in the world. The Dutch master was born in Groot-Zundert, the Netherlands, apprenticed at an art dealer in London, England, and studied art at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. His studies began with drawings but quickly moved to painting, and works such as The Potato Eaters and Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette, two of Van Gogh’s celebrated early paintings, already hint at the angst-ridden artist’s talent. In these early paintings, as well as his drawings, we can see an artist uniquely dexterous in the portrayal of mood and place through paint, pencil, charcoal, or chalk. Van Gogh moved to France in 1886 and would stay there for most of the rest of his life. And it is in France that he painted some of his most famous paintings, including Sunflowers, Irises, The Starry Night, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, with this last work having been painted after the artist cut off his own ear in 1888. Many of these paintings have become iconic and continue to exert an influence on art history. Yet, as he was painting the canvases that would subsequently become sell-out modern masterpieces, Van Gogh was battling not only the disinterest of his contemporary audiences but also devastating bouts of mental illness, with episodes of depression and paralyzing anxiety which would eventually claim his life in 1890, when he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday.
TASCHEN’s Vincent van Gogh books
Publisher : Taschen America Llc (August 29, 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 751 pages
ISBN-10 : 3836572931
ISBN-13 : 978-3836572934
Item Weight : 6.45 pounds
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches
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