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Van Gogh at work

Title

Van Gogh at work / Marije Vellekoop ; with contributions by Nienke Bakker, Maite van Dijk, Muriel Geldof, Ella Hendriks, Birgit Reissland ; [text editing, Paul Holberton ; translations, Ted Alkins, Michael Hoyle, Beverley Jackson].

Author

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890

Publication

Brussels : Mercatorfonds ; Amsterdam : Van Gogh Museum, [2013]
Brussels : Distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg by Mercatorfonds ; New Haven ; London : Distributed outside Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg by Yale University Press
©2013

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Description

304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits; 26 x 31 cm

Summary

"Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is often considered to be a genius in a class of his own, an exceptional self-taught artist who paid little attention to the art world around him. In reality, Van Gogh learned extensively from others, exchanged ideas with his contemporaries, and often made use of prevailing methods and techniques to hone his skills. This book explores the workmanship behind his artistry. The reader follows Van Gogh's quest to perfect his skills and the way he adopted various drawing and painting techniques; acquired information about materials; learned about the physical characteristics of canvasses, paint, paper, chalk, and other materials; how he approached working on paper and canvas and which factors influenced his working practice. Showing his work alongside that of other artists demonstrates the degree to which he followed examples set by his contemporaries. Van Gogh's working methods are explored along with his most famous works, addressing topics as the use of a perspective frame, color theory, the influence of contemporaries and the famous repetitions of a theme as in the Sunflowers and the Bedroom series"--Dust jacket.

Uniform Title

Van Gogh aan het werk. English

Alternative Title

Van Gogh aan het werk.

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Note

"First published to accompany the exhibition Van Gogh at Work at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 1 May 2013-12 January 2014"--Title page verso.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (page 298) and indexes.

Call Number

JQG 13-556

ISBN

9780300191868 (hbk.)
0300191863 (hbk.)
9789079310395 (museum edition)
9079310395 (museum edition)
9789462300040 (trade edition)
9462300046 (trade edition)

LCCN

2013936998

OCLC

824725124

Author

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890, artist.

Title

Publisher

Brussels : Mercatorfonds ; Amsterdam : Van Gogh Museum, [2013]

Distributor

Brussels : Distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg by Mercatorfonds ; New Haven ; London : Distributed outside Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg by Yale University Press

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Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 298) and indexes.

Added Author

Vellekoop, Marije, author.

Bakker, Nienke, 1972- editor.

Dijk, Maite van, 1982- editor.

Geldof, Muriel, editor.

Reissland, Birgit, 1969- editor.

Hendriks, Ella, editor.

Holberton, Paul, editor.

Alkins, Ted, translator.

Hoyle, Michael (Translator), translator.

Jackson, Beverley, translator.

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQG 13-556

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