Van Gogh

Van Gogh

Enrica Crispino

Book - 2008

Traces the brief and troubled life of van Gogh: his birth in a Dutch village, his travels in Belgium and England, his arrival in Impressionist Paris and his discovery of the delights of the south of France, where he died at 37. Shows how, in spite of suffering mental crises and inner turmoil, van Gogh always continued to search for ways of painting that expressed the true essence of his subjects.

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Subjects
Gogh, Vincent van, > 1853-1890.
Painters > Netherlands > Biography.
Published
Minneapolis, MN : Oliver Press c2008.
Language
English
Italian
Main Author
Enrica Crispino (-)
Other Authors
Simone Boni (illustrator)
Item Description
Originally published as: Van Gogh, l'esperienza straordinaria del colore. Firenze, Italy. Donati Guidici Associati, 1996.
Includes index.
Physical Description
64 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
ISBN
9781934545058
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

This impressive entry in the Art Masters series spends relatively little time on Van Gogh's  personal information (his death, for example, is easily overlooked within a small box of text), opting instead to place the painter into detailed historical context. Using generous, colorful, and cleanly designed two-page spreads, Crispino situates Van Gogh among other artists within certain time periods and locations, portraying his work and life as a counterpoint to various traditions and trends. Most topics are centered by an original drawing (of, say, the belle epoque or Eiffel Tower) that is surrounded by captioned photographs, paintings, artifacts, and descriptions. Sometimes the relation to Van Gogh seems tenuous, but frequently this grander scope gives readers a palpable sense of his tumultuous world. Most insightful are the sections devoted to individual paintings, for example, Bedroom in Arles; the isolated details draw readers' eyes to points of interest that are otherwise easy to miss. Consider this worthwhile volume the equivalent of an unusually insightful museum tour guide.--Kraus, Daniel Copyright 2008 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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