Van Gogh's Sheaves of Wheat

by Dorothy Kosinski and Bradley Fratello

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) viewed wheat as a central metaphor of the cycle of life and the creative process. As such, it was a theme that he consistently explored throughout his career. This book examines the artist's personal and visual fascination with wheat, analyzing the significance that the motif--and by extension, the peasant at work in nature--played within the social and cultural framework of 19th-century France and in the works of other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300117728
• ISBN13: 9780300117721
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Dallas Museum of Art
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.3" x 10.7"