Description
A revelatory resituation of Van Gogh's familiar works in the company of the surprising variety of nineteenth-century art and literature he most revered
Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) idiosyncratic style grew out of a deep admiration for and connection to the nineteenth-century art world. This fresh look at Van Gogh's influences explores the artist's relationship to the Barbizon School painters Jean-Francois Millet and Georges Michel-Van Gogh's self-proclaimed mentors-as well as to Realists like Jean-Francois Raffaelli and Leon Lhermitte. New scholarship offers insights into Van Gogh's emulation of Adolphe Monticelli, his absorption of the Hague School through Anton Mauve and Jozef Israels, and his keen interest in the work of the Impressionists. This copiously illustrated volume also discusses Van Gogh's allegiance to the colorism of Eugene Delacroix, as well as his alliance with the Realist literature of Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Although Van Gogh has often been portrayed as an insular and tortured savant, Through Vincent's Eyes provides a fascinating deep dive into the artist's sources of inspiration that reveals his expansive interest in the artistic culture of his time.
Published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
(November 12, 2021-February 6, 2022)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
(February 27-May 22, 2022)
About the Author
Eik Kahng is deputy director and chief curator at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Book Information
ISBN 9780300251371
Author Eik Kahng
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) idiosyncratic style grew out of a deep admiration for and connection to the nineteenth-century art world. This fresh look at Van Gogh's influences explores the artist's relationship to the Barbizon School painters Jean-Francois Millet and Georges Michel-Van Gogh's self-proclaimed mentors-as well as to Realists like Jean-Francois Raffaelli and Leon Lhermitte. New scholarship offers insights into Van Gogh's emulation of Adolphe Monticelli, his absorption of the Hague School through Anton Mauve and Jozef Israels, and his keen interest in the work of the Impressionists. This copiously illustrated volume also discusses Van Gogh's allegiance to the colorism of Eugene Delacroix, as well as his alliance with the Realist literature of Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Although Van Gogh has often been portrayed as an insular and tortured savant, Through Vincent's Eyes provides a fascinating deep dive into the artist's sources of inspiration that reveals his expansive interest in the artistic culture of his time.
Published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Exhibition Schedule:
(November 12, 2021-February 6, 2022)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
(February 27-May 22, 2022)
About the Author
Eik Kahng is deputy director and chief curator at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Book Information
ISBN 9780300251371
Author Eik Kahng
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
