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(0)Meyer Schapiro
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Series
His Selected papers volume 2
Pub. Date
1978
Physical Desc
xi, 277 pages, 39 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
4) Van Gogh
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Vincent van Gogh's life and work are so intertwined that it is hardly possible to observe one without thinking of the other. Van Gogh has indeed become the incarnation of the suffering, misunderstood martyr of modern art, the emblem of the artist as an outsider. An article, published in 1890, gave details about van Gogh's illness. The author of the article saw the painter as "a terrible and demented genius, often sublime, sometimes grotesque, always...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1950
Edition
[1st ed.]
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations, color plates. ; 34 cm.
Language
English
Description
The incarnation of the myth of a cursed artist, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is a legend who became a reference for modern art. An Expressionist during the Post-Impressionist movement, his art was misunderstood during his lifetime. In Holland, he partook in the Dutch realist painting movement by studying peasant characters. Anxious and depressed, Vincent van Gogh produced more than 2000 artworks, yet sold only one in his lifetime. A self-made artist,...
