Vincent Van Gogh, Painted with Words: The Letters to Emile Bernard

Vincent Van Gogh, Painted with Words: The Letters to Emile Bernard
by Leo Jansen, Hans Luitjen, Nienke Bakker, The Van Gogh Museum

Vincent Van Gogh, Painted with Words: The Letters to Emile Bernard
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Author: Hans Luitjen, Leo Jansen, Nienke Bakker, The Van Gogh Museum
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2007-09-18
ISBN: 0847829936
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Rizzoli

Book Reviews of Vincent Van Gogh, Painted with Words: The Letters to Emile Bernard

Book Review: Beautiful publication...
Summary: 5 Stars

..in fact, in my entire library, one of the best. I read it before viewing the exhibition. The facsimiles of the letters are as good as seeing them in person. Art and letter lovers alike will cherish this book!

Summary of Vincent Van Gogh, Painted with Words: The Letters to Emile Bernard

This important, groundbreaking publication contains the illustrated letters between two great modern artists–Vincent van Gogh and ?mile Bernard. The original letters were previously in private hands and have not been seen for approximately seventy years. Here they are published in association with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and an exhibit at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York. In addition to the letters, the book also includes paintings, photographs, and drawings by both artists, as well as works by artists of the period, such as Paul Gauguin and Jean-Fran?ois Millet. These letters, written between 1887 and 1889, are among the most important and relevant sources of insight into van Gogh’s life and art. They bridge the time when van Gogh was living and working in Paris, where he painted most of his self-portraits (mainly because he was unable to afford models), to the small town of Arles, in Provence. Here he adopted new types of compositions and developed new ideas about color–all of which he describes in detail in letters to his friend and fellow painter Bernard. Only a year later, in July 1890, van Gogh died, at the age of thirty-seven. The authors have carefully placed each letter in context of relevant events and have written authoritative commentaries on the content of the letters.

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