Vincent Van Gogh: The Letters - Couverture rigide

Luijten, Hans; Bakker, Nienke

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9780500238653: Vincent Van Gogh: The Letters

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0500238650 ISBN 13 : 9780500238653

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2009

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Revue de presse :

'The most important art publication of 2009, if not of the decade'
--Financial Times

'Publishing at its most creative and spectacular... If this were ten times the price, it would still be worth it' --Philip Pullman, The Guardian

'The most important publication of the century so far' --Charles Darwent, The Independent on Sunday

'Not so much book of the year as of the decade... The general reader will be entranced by the sheer encyclopaedic completeness of it all' --Frank Whitford, The Sunday Times

'Magnificent... will count for many art lovers as the book event of the year... one of art history's most vital records' --Rachel Campbell-Johnson, The Times

'Stupendous'
--Julian Bell, The London Review of Books

'Magnificent... a rare treasure, years in the preparation and a joy to handle and to read' --Margaret Drabble, The New Statesman

'... a celebration not only of the great artist but of art itself.' --John Banville, The Observer

'At last Van Gogh speaks at full volume' --Boyd Tonkin, The Independent

' A gigantic new translation of his complete letters. Unedited. Uncensored. The truth... The greatest cache of writing about art left behind by any artist.' --Waldemar Januszczak, The Sunday Times

'The definitive edition... a distinguished scholarly achievement... Vincent Van Gogh: The Letters transforms our understanding of the artist.'
--Martin Bailey, The Art Newspaper

Box contents
6 volumes and 1 CD in cardboard Slip Case --n/a

Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

Vincent van Goghs letters have long been prized as some of the most valuable documents in the world of art. Not only do they throw light on Van Goghs own complex and intriguing character, they enlighten the whole creative process as seen through his eyes. Now Van Goghs entire existing correspondence is to be published in the most complete edition ever produced, illustrated extensively throughout, and drawing on fifteen years of scholarship and dedicated research. For the first time, all the works to which Van Gogh refers will be shown alongside the letters not only the paintings and drawings that he himself was working on at the time, but also the works of art by others that he mentions. Sketches that Van Gogh made throughout the letters themselves are all reproduced here at full size. In over 900 letters we can observe Van Goghs thoughts and opinions at first hand, as well as his close ties with his brother Theo, his sometimes troubled relationships with friends and fellow artists, his personal doubts and fears, and above all his overriding passion for his art. This edition is not only an immense treasure trove of biographical and art-historical information, it provides a lasting pleasure as a personal written testimony to a life consecrated to art.

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