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A compelling and authoritative overview of the drawings of Vincent van Gogh, one of the most celebrated and intriguing figures in the history of art.
Vincent van Gogh believed that drawing was the 'root of everything'. This was reflected in the remarkable number of more than a thousand graphic works produced by the artist during his short, dramatic life - many of them personal, often lonely explorations of the emerging modern world, anxieties that still speak to us today.
The Drawings of Vincent van Gogh is a comprehensive account celebrating the genius and singularity of the artist's achievements in this field. Arranged by theme - from drawings of humble harvesters to beautifully rendered depictions of landscape, pensive life studies to memorable sketches of the famous Yellow House in Arles and other places - Van Gogh's works on paper are explored from a fresh perspective by art historian Christopher Lloyd, who records the artist's successes, failures, experiments, trials and disappointments. Primarily self-taught, Van Gogh approached drawing instinctually, but soon recognized the importance of mastering the grammar of art - anatomy, modelling, foreshortening, perspective - as well as materials and techniques, in order to convey his emotional responses to a subject as vividly as possible. Using examples from the artist's voluminous and highly charged family correspondence, sketchbooks, as well as comparative artworks by Rembrandt, Duerer and others, the resulting overview gives us a greater understanding of why drawing is so important within Van Gogh's unique oeuvre and equals the intensity and reputation of his paintings. 210 Illustrations, color
About the Author
Christopher Lloyd is an art historian and curator. He was Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures in the British Royal Collection from 1988 to 2005, and is the author of Edgar Degas: Drawings and (2014), Paul Cezanne: Drawings and Watercolours (2015), Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawings (2019) and Masterpieces: An Art Lover's Guide to Great Britain and Ireland (2022), all published by Thames & Hudson. His many other publications include art monographs, official catalogues of museum collections and general surveys of the British Royal Collection.
More Details
- Contributor: Christopher Lloyd
- Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- ISBN13: 9780500025321
- Number of Pages: 224
- Packaged Dimensions: 212x246mm
- Packaged Weight: 1020
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Release Date: 2023-10-19
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Christopher Lloyd is an art historian and curator. He was Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures in the British Royal Collection from 1988 to 2005, and is the author of Edgar Degas: Drawings and (2014), Paul Cezanne: Drawings and Watercolours (2015), Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawings (2019) and Masterpieces: An Art Lover's Guide to Great Britain and Ireland (2022), all published by Thames & Hudson. His many other publications include art monographs, official catalogues of museum collections and general surveys of the British Royal Collection.
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