The Drawings of Vincent van Gogh
$73.84
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2023
Summary
A compelling and authoritative overview of the drawings of Vincent van Gogh, one of the most celebrated and intriguing figures in the history of art.
Vincent van Gogh believed that drawing was the ‘root of everything’. This was reflected in the remarkable number of more than a thousand graphic works produced by the artist during his short, dramatic life - many of them personal, often lonely explorations of the emerging modern world, anxieties that still speak to us to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500025321 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500025320 |
| Author: | Christopher Lloyd |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.04kg |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 221mm x 256mm |
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Critics Review
A wrestling with the line was a central feature of the artist’s career, and Christopher Lloyd’s The Drawings of Vincent van Gogh traces this struggle and triumph. Lloyd’s work makes clear that Van Gogh’s liberated line is just as essential as his exhilarating color, and the selection of works reproduced provides exciting insight into the artist’s development.– “The New Criterion”
A distinguished art historian gathers work from van Gogh’s sketchbooks, letters and comparative artworks in this survey of drawings by an artist who viewed the medium as ‘the root of everything.’– “The New York Times Book Review” (12/3/2023 12:00:00 AM)
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd is an art historian and curator. He was Surveyor of The Queen’s Pictures in the British Royal Collection from 1988 to 2005, and is the author of Edgar Degas: Drawings and (2014), Paul Cézanne: Drawings and Watercolours (2015), Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawings (2019) and Masterpieces: An Art Lover’s Guide to Great Britain and Ireland (2022), all published by Thames & Hudson. His many other publications include art monographs, official catalogues of museum collections and general surveys of the British Royal Collection.
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