Van Gogh

by Melissa McQuillan

Book Overview

Placing the artist in the context of his time, Melissa McQuillan looks at the influences on his life and work and discusses his paintings in depth. Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo and other artists, particularly Gauguin, are also examined. The author argues that Van Gogh's works were products of his deliberate engagement with contemporary artistic questions and of his experience as an art dealer. His subsequent reputation, the mythology that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050020232X
• ISBN13: 9780500202326
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.2"

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