Japanese Prints: The Collection of Vincent van Gogh by Axel Rüger - ISBN: 9780500239896
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Van Gogh’s obsession with Japanese prints: inspiration, collection, and creative fire.
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Japanese Prints: The Collection of Vincent van Gogh

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    224 pages

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    1 October 2018

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Summary

In the winter of 1886-87, during his stay in Paris, Vincent van Gogh bought 660 Japanese prints at the art gallery of Siegfried Bing. His aim was to start dealing in them, but the exhibition he organized in the café-restaurant Le Tambourin was a total failure. However, he was now able to study his collection at ease and in close-up, and he gradually became captivated by their colourful, cheerful and unusual imagery.

When he left for Arles, he took some prints with him, but the core re…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780500239896
ISBN-10:0500239894
Author:Axel Rüger, Marije Vellekoop
Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:1 October 2018
Weight:1.28kg
Dimensions:210mm x 290mm
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Critics Review

“This volume does much to contextualize and demystify Van Gogh’s interest in and use of Japanese woodblock prints.”

Fascinating and informative … an insightful look into a unique artistic mind * The Lady *
Handsomely illustrated * Literary Review *
Beautiful * Artists & Illustrators *
Fascinating * Mature Times *
Beautifully illustrated * The Lady, Books of the Year *

About The Author

Axel Rüger

Axel Rüger is Director of the Van Gogh Museum. Marije Vellekoop is the Van Gogh Museum’s Head of Collections, Research and Presentation.

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