EYEWITNESS GUIDE:96 VAN GOGH 1st Edition - Cased by Bruce Bernard

EYEWITNESS GUIDE:96 VAN GOGH 1st Edition - Cased by Bruce Bernard

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Integrating words and pictures, this is a family reference book on Van Gogh structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and a self-contained module. On every spread there is a specially shot colour photograph of objects shown in real-life close-up detail.

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EYEWITNESS GUIDE:96 VAN GOGH 1st Edition - Cased by Bruce Bernard

Follow Vincent van Gogh's development from the devoutly religious young man to the tortured painter who produced many of his greatest masterpieces while living in a mental asylum. Van Gogh used paint in a new expressive way. Bold colours in thickly applied layers gave his canvases an intensity that mirrored his life.What inspired this troubled genius and why was only one of these vibrant works sold in Vincent's lifetime? Contemporary photographs sketches and the artist's own revealing often poignant letters are presented alongside superb colour reproductions of many of van Gogh's major and lesser-known paintings. Interweaving biography with in-depth analysis of key techniques themes and stylistic approaches Van Gogh provides a complete understanding of the artist's extraordinary character and work.
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ISBN 13 9780751361513
ISBN 10 0751361518
Title EYEWITNESS GUIDE:96 VAN GOGH 1st Edition - Cased
Author Bruce Bernard
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Year published 1998-07-23
Number of pages 64
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.