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Van Gogh and the seasons

Title

Van Gogh and the seasons / Sjraar van Heugten ; with contributions by Joan Greer, Ted Gott.

Author

Heugten, Sjraar van

Publication

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press ; Melbourne, Victoria : National Gallery of Victoria, [2018]
©2018

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Description

xix, 255 pages : illustrations, map, facsimiles, portraits; 31 cm

Summary

The changing seasons captivated Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), who saw in their unending cycle the majesty of nature and the existence of a higher force. 'Van Gogh and the Seasons' is the first book to explore this central aspect of van Gogh's life and work. Van Gogh often linked the seasons to rural life and labor as men and women worked the land throughout the year. From his depictions of peasants and sowers to winter gardens, riverbanks, orchards, and harvests, he painted scenes that richly evoke the sensory pleasures and deprivations particular to each season. This stunning book brings to life the locales that defined his tumultuous career, from Arles, where he experienced his most crucial period of creativity, to Auvers-sur-Oise, where he committed suicide. It looks at van Gogh's interpretation of nature, the religious implications of the seasons in the era in which he lived, and how his art was perceived against the backdrop of various symbolist factions, antimaterialist debates, and esoteric beliefs in fin de siècle Paris. The book also features revealing extracts from the artist's correspondence and artworks from his own collection that provide essential context to the themes in his work.

Subject

Genre/Form

Biography.
Essays.
Exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (page 250).

Language (note)

Text in English.

Exhibitions (note)

Published for the exhibition Van Gogh and the Seasons, an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Victoria and Art Exhibitions Australia, and held at NGV International, Melbourne, 9 April - 9 July 2017.

Call Number

JQG 18-147

ISBN

0691179719
9780691179711

LCCN

2017949366

OCLC

1005110017

Author

Heugten, Sjraar van, author, curator.

Title

Van Gogh and the seasons / Sjraar van Heugten ; with contributions by Joan Greer, Ted Gott.

Publisher

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press ; Melbourne, Victoria : National Gallery of Victoria, [2018]

Copyright Date

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 250).

Event

"Van Gogh and the Seasons" : April 28-July 9, 2017, The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

Language

Text in English.

Exhibitions

Published for the exhibition Van Gogh and the Seasons, an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Victoria and Art Exhibitions Australia, and held at NGV International, Melbourne, 9 April - 9 July 2017.

Chronological Term

1800-1899

Place of Publication

United States New Jersey Princeton.

Added Author

Greer, Joan Eileen, contributor.

Gott, Ted, 1960- contributor.

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890. Works. Selections.

National Gallery of Victoria, organizer, host institution.

Art Exhibitions Australia Limited, organizer.

Princeton University Press, publisher.

Research Call Number

JQG 18-147

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