Japanese Prints: The Collection of Vincent van Gogh
$86.15
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2018
Summary
In the winter of 1886-87, during his stay in Paris, Vincent van Gogh bought 660 Japanese prints at the art gallery of Siegfried Bing. His aim was to start dealing in them, but the exhibition he organized in the café-restaurant Le Tambourin was a total failure. However, he was now able to study his collection at ease and in close-up, and he gradually became captivated by their colourful, cheerful and unusual imagery.
When he left for Arles, he took some prints with him, but the core re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500239896 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500239894 |
| Author: | Axel Rüger, Marije Vellekoop |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 1.28kg |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 290mm |
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Critics Review
“This volume does much to contextualize and demystify Van Gogh’s interest in and use of Japanese woodblock prints.”
Fascinating and informative … an insightful look into a unique artistic mind * The Lady *
Handsomely illustrated * Literary Review *
Beautiful * Artists & Illustrators *
Fascinating * Mature Times *
Beautifully illustrated * The Lady, Books of the Year *
Axel Rüger
Axel Rüger is Director of the Van Gogh Museum. Marije Vellekoop is the Van Gogh Museum’s Head of Collections, Research and Presentation.
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