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Van Gogh: The Birth of an Artist
Sjraar Van Heugten
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Hardback. An unprecedented, in-depth exploration of the dawn of Van Gogh's artistic career Editor(s): Van Heugten, Sjraar (Chief Curator of Drawings, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam). Series: Mercatorfonds. Num Pages: 264 pages, 230 color illus. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 306 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1742.
An unprecedented, in-depth exploration of the dawn of Van Gogh’s artistic career
In 1878, at age 25, Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) arrived in the area of Belgium known as the Borinage to work as a Protestant evangelist in rural coal mining communities. He failed in that vocation, and after months of soul-searching, in August 1880, he decided to become an artist. This fascinating publication is the first to examine in depth Van Gogh’s time in the Borinage and his artistic development in the following years, when he created his works that in many cases have direct ties with ... Read more
An unprecedented, in-depth exploration of the dawn of Van Gogh’s artistic career
In 1878, at age 25, Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) arrived in the area of Belgium known as the Borinage to work as a Protestant evangelist in rural coal mining communities. He failed in that vocation, and after months of soul-searching, in August 1880, he decided to become an artist. This fascinating publication is the first to examine in depth Van Gogh’s time in the Borinage and his artistic development in the following years, when he created his works that in many cases have direct ties with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Mercatorfonds
Condition
New
Weight
1736g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300212129
SKU
V9780300212129
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About Sjraar Van Heugten
Sjraar van Heugten is former head of collections at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and an independent art historian.
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