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The real Van Gogh : the artist and his letters / edited by Nienke Bakker, Leo Jansen, Hans Luitjen.

By: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890Contributor(s): Bakker, Nienke | Jansen, Leo, 1960- | Luijten, Hans | Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2010Description: 296 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN: 9781905711604 (hbk.) :; 1905711603 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Correspondence -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 759.9'492 Summary: Vincent Van Gogh is one of the greatest figures in Western art. Revered for his bold expressionist paintings, he is also admired as a prodigious and eloquent letter writer. This book explores Van Gogh's correspondence as a self-portrait of the artist and the man. The pen sketches that Van Gogh often did before painting, some included in his letters, are also shown, along with related paintings.
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Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 23 Jan.-18 Apr. 2010.

Includes bibliography (p. 294-296) and index.

Vincent Van Gogh is one of the greatest figures in Western art. Revered for his bold expressionist paintings, he is also admired as a prodigious and eloquent letter writer. This book explores Van Gogh's correspondence as a self-portrait of the artist and the man. The pen sketches that Van Gogh often did before painting, some included in his letters, are also shown, along with related paintings.

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