Van Gogh
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few artists have burned as brilliantly — or as briefly — as Vincent van Gogh, whose fevered brushstrokes and incandescent palette revolutionised the course of Western art. Pierre Cabanne's authoritative study chronicles the life and genius of this tormented Dutch master, tracing his journey from the bleak mining communities of the Borinage to the sun-drenched fields of Arles, where some of the most celebrated canvases in art history were born. Set against the social and spiritual upheavals of late 19th-century Europe, the narrative uncovers the compulsive creativity and psychological anguish that drove Van Gogh to produce over 2,000 works in little more than a decade. Cabanne writes with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a devotee, illuminating the profound influences of Japanese woodblock prints, Impressionism, and Van Gogh's own intense correspondence with his brother Theo. The work argues convincingly that Van Gogh's art was not merely an expression of madness, but a disciplined, visionary pursuit of emotional truth — a radical proposition that continues to resonate in contemporary art criticism. Published as part of the prestigious World of Art Library series, this volume presents a rich selection of reproductions alongside incisive commentary, leaving the reader to wonder: what further masterpieces might have emerged had the flame not been extinguished so soon?
Author: Pierre Cabanne
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few artists have burned as brilliantly — or as briefly — as Vincent van Gogh, whose fevered brushstrokes and incandescent palette revolutionised the course of Western art. Pierre Cabanne's authoritative study chronicles the life and genius of this tormented Dutch master, tracing his journey from the bleak mining communities of the Borinage to the sun-drenched fields of Arles, where some of the most celebrated canvases in art history were born. Set against the social and spiritual upheavals of late 19th-century Europe, the narrative uncovers the compulsive creativity and psychological anguish that drove Van Gogh to produce over 2,000 works in little more than a decade. Cabanne writes with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a devotee, illuminating the profound influences of Japanese woodblock prints, Impressionism, and Van Gogh's own intense correspondence with his brother Theo. The work argues convincingly that Van Gogh's art was not merely an expression of madness, but a disciplined, visionary pursuit of emotional truth — a radical proposition that continues to resonate in contemporary art criticism. Published as part of the prestigious World of Art Library series, this volume presents a rich selection of reproductions alongside incisive commentary, leaving the reader to wonder: what further masterpieces might have emerged had the flame not been extinguished so soon?