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1985 Vincent Van Gogh Art Life and Letters by Bernard Zucker Hardcover Rizzolli

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1985 Vincent Van Gogh Art Life and Letters by Bernard Zucker, published by Rizzli.Large hardcover coffee table art book.Translated from the french edition. * Language ‏ : ‎ English * Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 325 pages * Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 pounds * Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11 x 2 x 12 inchesAbout the Vincent Van Gogh: Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑn ˈɣɔx] ( listen);[note 1] (30 March 1853 – 29 Jy 1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work had far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. His paintings include portraits, self portraits, landscapes, still lifes, ive trees and cypresses, wheat fields and sunflowers. He was largely ignored by critics until after his early death in 1890. The only substantial exhibitions held during his lifetime were showcases in Paris and Brussels. The first published fl-length article came in 1890, when Albert Aurier described him as a Symbist. The widespread and popar realisation of his significance in the history of modern art did not begin until his adoption by the Fauves and German Expressionists in the mid-1910s. Vincent van Gogh was born to upper middle class parents and spent his early adthood working for a firm of art dealers before travelling to The Hague, London and Paris, after which he taught in England at Isleworth and Ramsgate. Although he drew as a child, he did not paint until his late twenties; most of his best-known works were completed during the last two years of his life. He was deeply religious as a younger man and aspired to be a pastor and from 1879 worked as a missionary in a mining region in Belgium where he sketched people from the local community. His first major work was 1885's The Potato Eaters, from a time when his palette mainly consisted of sombre earth tones and showed no sign of the vivid couration that distinguished his later paintings. In March 1886, he relocated to Paris and discovered the French Impressionists. Later, he moved to the south of France and was influenced by the region's strong sunlight. His paintings grew brighter in cour, and he developed the unique and highly recognizable style that became fly realized during his stay in Arles in 1888. In just over a decade, he produced more than 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercours, drawings, sketches and prints. After years of anxiety and frequent bouts of mental illness he died aged 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The extent to which his mental health affected his painting has been widely debated. Despite a widespread tendency to romanticize his ill health, art historians see an artist deeply frustrated by the inactivity and incoherence wrought through illness. His late paintings show an artist at the height of his abilities, completely in contr, and according to art critic Robert Hughes, "longing for concision and grace". Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "Self Portrait" by Vincent van Gogh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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    Vincent van Gogh (Artist)
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    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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    Expressionist (In the Style Of)
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    1985
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    North Hollywood, CA
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    Seller: VG7231stDibs: LU906835186152
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