Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence 9780711236677

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Автор: Bailey Martin
Название: Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence
Перевод названия: Южная студия: Ван Гог в Провансе
ISBN: 9780711236677
Издательство: Frances Lincoln
Классификация:

Художественные и оформительские стили: Импрессионизм и пост-импрессионизм

Живопись

Монографии о художниках, по искусству

Биографии деятелей искусств и развлечений

ISBN-10: 0711236674
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 224
Вес: 1.01 кг.
Дата издания: 01.11.2016
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 120 colour and b-w illustrations
Размер: 207 x 253 x 23
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: Van gogh in provence
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Поставляется из: Англии
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Studio of the South tells the story of Van Goghs period in Arles in 1888-9, when his powers were at their height. Based on original research, the book reveals discoveries that throw new light on the legendary artist and give a definitive account of his fifteen months spent in Arles, including his collaboration with Gauguin.

Van Gogh headed to Arles believing that the landscape of Provence would have parallels with Japan, whose art he greatly admired. The south of France was an exciting new land, bursting with life. He loved walking the 5 kilometres up into the hills with the ruined abbey of Montmajour and in late spring he drew and painted over a dozen landscapes there. He went on an excursion to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a fishing village on the far side of the Camargue, where he saw the Mediterranean for the first time, energetically capturing it in paint. He painted portraits of friends and locals, and embarked on his flower still life paintings, culminating in the Sunflowers. During the heat of the Provencal summer, Van Gogh painted harvest scenes. He rented the Yellow House from May, and gradually did it up, calling it an artists house, inviting Paul Gauguin to join him there. This encounter was to have a profound impact on both of the artists. They painted side by side in the Alyscamps, an ancient necropolis on the outskirts of town, their collaboration coming to a dramatic end in December.

The difficulties Van Gogh faced living by himself led to his eventual decision in May 1889 to retreat to the asylum at Saint-Remy. One of his final tasks at the Yellow House was to pack up two crates with his last eight months of paintings. Unsold in his lifetime, the pictures have since been recognized as some of the greatest works of art ever created.

Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence, Bailey Martin