Description

Today, the works of
Vincent van Gogh
(18531890) are among the most well known and celebrated in the world. In paintings such as
Sunflowers
,
The Starry Night
, and
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear
, we recognize an artist
uniquely dexterous in the representation of texture and mood, light and place
. Yet in his lifetime, van Gogh battled not only the disinterest of his contemporary audience but also
devastating bouts of mental illness
. His episodes of depression and anxiety would eventually claim his life, when, in 1890, he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday. This comprehensive study of Vincent van Gogh
offers a complete catalogue of his 871 paintings
,
alongside writings and essays
, charting the life and work of a master who continues to tower over art to this day.
Opis z tylnej okładki książki
Today, the works of Vincent van Gogh (18531890) are among the most well known and celebrated in the world. In paintings such as Sunflowers, The Starry Night, and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, we recognize an artist uniquely dexterous in the representation of texture and mood, light and place.
Yet in his lifetime, van Gogh battled not only the disinterest of his contemporary audience but also devastating bouts of mental illness. His episodes of depression and anxiety would eventually claim his life, when, in 1890, he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday.
This comprehensive study of Vincent van Gogh offers a complete catalogue of his 871 paintings, alongside writings and essays, charting the life and work of a master who continues to tower over art to this day.
O autorze
Ingo F. Walther
(19402007) estudió Literatura e Historia del Arte en Fráncfort del Meno y Múnich. Escribió y editó numerosos estudios sobre el arte de la Edad Media y de los siglos XIX y XX, entre los cuales se encuentran
Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso
,
Arte del siglo XX
y
Codices illustres
publicados por TASCHEN.
Rainer Metzger
estudió Historia del Arte, Historia Moderna y Literatura Alemana Moderna en Múnich y Augsburgo. Se doctoró en 1994 con una tesis sobre Dan Graham y trabajó como redactor de arte y arquitectura para el periódico vienés
Der Standard.
Ha escrito numerosos libros de arte, entre los que se encuentran títulos sobre Van Gogh y Chagall. Desde 2004 es profesor de Historia de Arte en la Academia de Bellas Artes de Karlsruhe.