Through Vincent's Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources

Book Overview

A revelatory resituation of Van Gogh's familiar works in the company of the surprising variety of nineteenth-century art and literature he most revered

Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) idiosyncratic style grew out of a deep admiration for and connection to the nineteenth-century art world. This fresh look at Van Gogh's influences explores the artist's relationship to the Barbizon School painters Jean-Fran?ois Millet and Georges Michel--Van Gogh's self-proclaimed mentors--as well as to Realists like Jean-Fran?ois Raffa?lli and L?on Lhermitte. New scholarship offers insights into Van Gogh's emulation of Adolphe Monticelli, his absorption of the Hague School through Anton Mauve and Jozef Isra?ls, and his keen interest in the work of the Impressionists. This copiously illustrated volume also discusses Van Gogh's allegiance to the colorism of Eug?ne Delacroix, as well as his alliance with the Realist literature of Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Although Van Gogh has often been portrayed as an insular and tortured savant, Through Vincent's Eyes provides a fascinating deep dive into the artist's sources of inspiration that reveals his expansive interest in the artistic culture of his time.

Published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Columbus Museum of Art
(November 12, 2021-February 6, 2022)

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
(February 27-May 22, 2022)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300251378
• ISBN13: 9780300251371
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.3" x 10.7"