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Van Gogh - The Birth of an Artist (Hardcover)
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Van Gogh - The Birth of an Artist (Hardcover)
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An unprecedented, in-depth exploration of the dawn of Van Gogh's
artistic career In 1878, at age 25, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
arrived in the area of Belgium known as the Borinage to work as a
Protestant evangelist in rural coal mining communities. He failed
in that vocation, and after months of soul-searching, in August
1880, he decided to become an artist. This fascinating publication
is the first to examine in depth Van Gogh's time in the Borinage
and his artistic development in the following years, when he
created his works that in many cases have direct ties with this
early period. Vivid essays tell the story of Van Gogh's life in the
mining communities, and the effect this environment had on his way
of thinking and seeing the world. Augmenting the text are letters
Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo from the Borinage, in which he
describes his desire to sketch, and drawings that he modeled after
prints of masterworks by artists such as Jean-Francois Millet.
Other essays trace Van Gogh's development as an artist in
subsequent years, including his move to Brussels to fully pursue
life as an artist. Thought-provoking examinations of works that Van
Gogh completed after leaving the Borinage demonstrate how motifs
that he developed there-rustic dwellings, laborers, agriculture,
nature-became themes that spanned his entire oeuvre. Distributed
for Mercatorfonds and the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Mons, Belgium
Exhibition Schedule: Foundation Mons 2015, Belgium
(01/23/15-05/17/15)
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