Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night

by Joachim Pissarro, Chris Stolwijk, Vincent van Gogh

Book Overview

Throughout his career, Vincent van Gogh attempted the paradoxical task of representing night through color and tonality. His procedure followed the trend set by the Impressionists of "translating" visual light effects with various color combinations, yet this goal was grafted onto his desire to interweave the visual and the metaphorical in order to produce fresh and original works of art. These different artistic concerns found themselves powerfully...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870707361
• ISBN13: 9780870707360
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 11.2"