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Starry Night Van Gogh at the Asylum (Hardback) - Van Gogh at the Asylum

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor MARTIN BAILEY is a leading specialist on Van Gogh and an arts journalist. He is a London-based correspondent for The Art Newspaper . Bailey has curated several exhibitions on Van Gogh including one at Tate Britain in 2019. His books include The Sunflowers Are Mine: The Story of Van Gogh’s Masterpiece , Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence ,  Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum and Van Gogh's Finale: Auvers and the Artist's Rise to Fame? . Klappentext Starry Night is a fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy. Despite the challenges of ill health and asylum life, Van Gogh continued to produce a series of masterpieces - cypresses, wheatfields, olive groves and sunsets. He wrote very little about the asylum in letters to his brother Theo, so this book sets out to give an impression of daily life behind the walls of the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole and looks at Van Gogh through fresh eyes, with newly discovered material. Zusammenfassung Starry Night is a fascinating, fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy, during which he created some of his most iconic pieces of art. Despite the challenges of ill health and asylum life, Van Gogh continued to produce a series of masterpieces – cypresses, wheatfields, olive groves and sunsets during his time there. This fascinating and insightful work from Van Gogh specialist Martin Bailey examines his time there, from the struggles that sent him to the asylum, to the brilliant creative inspiration that he found during his time here. He wrote very little about the asylum in letters to his brother Theo, so this book sets out to give an impression of daily life behind the walls of the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole and looks at Van Gogh through fresh eyes, with  newly discovered material. An essential insight into the mind of a flawed genius ,  Starry Night  is indispensable for those who wish to understand the life of one of the most talented and brilliant artists to have put paintbrush to canvas.   ...

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Authors Martin Bailey
Publisher White Lion
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.08.2018
 
EAN 9780711239203
ISBN 978-0-7112-3920-3
No. of pages 224
Weight 998 g
Series WHITE LION PUBL
WHITE LION PUBL
Subject Humanities, art, music > Art

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