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Phaidon Colour Library
Van Gogh. Phaidon Colour Library
The career of Vincent Van Gogh (1853-90) as a painter was short, but his paintings revolutionized artistic practice and styles. The intensity of his vision, his wonderful sense of colour and the extraordinary boldness of his technique created masterpieces that exercised a profound influence on the art of the twentieth century. There are also enormously popular, and paintings such as The Yellow Chair, The Drawbridge and The Sower are among the most the best-loved images of our time.
Wilhelm Uhde was an outstanding art critic and dealer who was born during Van Gogh’s lifetime and witnessed at first hand his rise to fame at the beginning of the twentieth century. His masterly essay was first published in 1937 and remains one of the best introductions to Van Gogh’s work. For this revised and expanded edition, the notes to the plates were added by Griselda Pollock, Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at the University of Leeds.
Wilhelm Uhde was an outstanding art critic and dealer who was born during Van Gogh’s lifetime and witnessed at first hand his rise to fame at the beginning of the twentieth century. His masterly essay was first published in 1937 and remains one of the best introductions to Van Gogh’s work. For this revised and expanded edition, the notes to the plates were added by Griselda Pollock, Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at the University of Leeds.
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128 pages, Paperback
Published June 10, 2020
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October 6, 2022
Interesting book!
July 12, 2022
"Faan Khokh", not Van Go.
Turbulent genius who penetrated into the mysteries of turbulence.
Beauty is a drastic reduction in entropy, brought about by a corresponding drastic increase in entropy or chaos. Or in other words, beauty comes at a price.
Turbulent genius who penetrated into the mysteries of turbulence.
Beauty is a drastic reduction in entropy, brought about by a corresponding drastic increase in entropy or chaos. Or in other words, beauty comes at a price.
September 26, 2023
If you want to know a lot more about van Gogh this book provides it. Great illustrations and highlights the influences on Gogh's work.
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