Dimensions
203 x 267 x 15mm
A revelatory resituation of Van Goghhsquo;s familiar works in the company of the surprising variety of nineteenth-century art and literature he most revered
Vincent van Goghcsquo;s (1853edash;1890) idiosyncratic style grew out of a deep admiration for and connection to the nineteenth-century art world. This fresh look at Van Goghisquo;s influences explores the artistisquo;s relationship to the Barbizon School painters Jean-François Millet and Georges Michelidash;Van Goghisquo;s self-proclaimed mentorstdash;as well as to Realists like Jean-François Raffaëlli and Léon Lhermitte. New scholarship offers insights into Van Goghssquo;s emulation of Adolphe Monticelli, his absorption of the Hague School through Anton Mauve and Jozef Israëls, and his keen interest in the work of the Impressionists. This copiously illustrated volume also discusses Van Goghssquo;s allegiance to the colorism of Eugène Delacroix, as well as his alliance with the Realist literature of Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Although Van Gogh has often been portrayed as an insular and tortured savant, Through Vincentssquo;s Eyes provides a fascinating deep dive into the artistosquo;s sources of inspiration that reveals his expansive interest in the artistic culture of his time.
