Van Gogh Masters of Art

by Meyer Schapiro, Vincent van Gogh (Illustrator)

This exciting new art series combines the most popular artists with expert text and a fresh, unique, format destined to appeal to children and adults alike. Each of the Rizzoli Quadrifolios features sixteen foldout pages that open into huge poster-sized reproductions of the work, allowing readers to feel as though they have leaped into work itself. The series begins with two artists whose work continually compels Michelangelo and Van Gogh. Vincent Van Gogh features a variety of the best-known paintings by the Dutch artist, whose work continually breaks records at auctions. A tour of Van Gogh's portraits will travel to major American museums throughout 200 and 2001.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Meyer Schapiro (23 September 1904 – 3 March 1996) was a Lithuanian-born American art historian.

Schapiro was a proponent of modern art, on which he published essays alongside books on Van Gogh and Cézanne. He was a founder of Dissent, along with Irving Howe and Michael Harrington. From 1966–1967 Schapiro was the Norton professor at Harvard University.

Reviews

[David]

Excellent collection of famous works. Nicely laid out with text on left and print on right. Oversize book Some B/W in the beginning, and 2nd half is Color. I wish some of the B/W were their masterful color versions - what is Van Gogh w/o color?

[Karen]

Stunning pictures and an interesting life story.

[Jamal Kim]

a wonderful coffee table or bathroom book. limited commentary so it was pretty dope

[Sean]

Very nice collection. Full write=up on the painting on the left page, with painting on the right. Bio of Van Gogh early in the book. Nice job.