Van Gogh : the birth of an artist
2015
Book
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 Van Gogh's time in the Borinage and his artistic development in the following years, when he created his first original works. Vivid essays tell the story of Van Gogh's life in the mining towns, and the effect this environment had on his way of thinking and seeing the world. Augmenting the text are excerpts from letters Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo from the Borinage, in which he describes his desire to sketch, and prints that he modeled after masterworks by artists such as Jean-Francois Millet. Other essays trace Van Gogh's development as an artist in subsequent years, including his move to Brussels to fully pursue life as an artist.
Main title:
Van Gogh : the birth of an artist / edited by Sjraar van Heugten ; with contributions by Marije Vellekoop [and six others].
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Imprint:
Brussels, [Belgium] : Mercatorfonds, [2015], c2015.Brussels, [Belgium] : Mercatorfonds, [2015]©2015.
Collation:
257 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, facsimiles ; 30 cm.
Notes:
"This book was published to accompany the exhibition Van Gogh in the Borinage: The Birth of an Artist, organized at the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Mons from 25 January to 17 May 2015 as the inaugural event of Mons 2015"--Page [260].Includes bibliographical references (page [259]).Translated from the Dutch and French.
Contents:
Van Gogh in the Borinage. The birth of an artist / Sjraar van Heugten -- Van Gogh in the Borinage. From evangelist to artist / Marije Vellekoop -- Vincent van Gogh, active melancholic: a novice artist takes his stand / Leo Jansen -- Van Gogh in Brussels: a little-known but decisive stage in his early development as an artist / Bart Moens -- Vincent van Gogh in the Borinage a region and context that marked both man and artist / Pierre Tilly, Pierre-Olivier Laloux -- The long march to Courrieres or The hope of a 'Promised Land' / Bruno Vouters -- From Eugene Boch to Louis Pierard: the stages of Van Gogh's critical reception in Belgium (1888-1914) / Marcel Daloze -- Vincent van Gogh: the letters.
ISBN:
9780300212129
Dewey class:
759.9492
Language:
EnglishDutchFrench
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BRN:
105968
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Art and Culture | ARTS 759.9492 GOGHFolio | Available |