Portland Public Library

Van Gogh and nature, Richard Kendall, Sjraar van Heugten, Chris Stolwijk

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Van Gogh and nature

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905344252

Richard Kendall, Sjraar van Heugten, Chris Stolwijk

"The celebrated painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) had a lifelong fascination with the natural world. He spent his youth in rural Holland, and the country's flat landscapes, trees, flowers, and birds would feature in his early art. After he moved to Paris, he encountered new radical thinking about art and humans' changing relationship with nature. Later, in Provence and Auvers, he discovered unfamiliar terrain, flora, and fauna that further influenced his artistic ideas and subject matter. Van Gogh's images of such diverse environments reflect not only his immediate surroundings but also the artist's evolving engagement with nature and art. Van Gogh and Nature is an eye-opening new catalogue that chronicles the artist's ongoing relationship with nature throughout his entire career. Among the featured works are Van Gogh's drawings and paintings, along with related materials that illuminate his reading, sources, and influences. Vivid color photography and explanatory texts based on new research by the authors clarify a central theme of Van Gogh's oeuvre."--, Provided by publisher

Introduction -- How nature speaks: Holland, 1881-85 / Chris Stolwijk -- Van Gogh, nature, and science / Richard Kendall -- Nature and the City: Paris, 1886-88 / Richard Kendall -- Nature and the south: Arles and Saint-Remy, 1888-90 / Sjraar van Heugten -- The last months; Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890 / Richard Kendall