Van Gogh's Van Goghs: Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

by John Leighton, Sjraar Van Heugten, Richard Kendall, et al.

Book Overview

This work is published to coincide with an exhibition in the USA of a group of Van Gogh's paintings from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The collection is based on works acquired directly from the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894682377
• ISBN13: 9780894682377
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: National Gallery of Art
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.28 lbs.
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

the most original artist of his time

Vincent van Gogh is the artist who I feel I relate to most on a personal level. His demons are my demons. His yearning to some day find "the right girl" is my yearning. His spiritual faith in God is my spiritual faith. His weaknesses are my weaknesses. His strengths are my strengths. I'm very fond of van Gogh. He made many mistakes, including getting involved in a doomed love affair with a prostitute, or how he cut off his earlobe in a fit of anguish. Well, okay, I identify with him but that's something I've never been tempted to do haha. Vincent was a troubled and tormented and deeply under-appreciated artist in his day, only managing to sell one or two paintings in his life. Now he is among the very most popular. His works sell for many millions, even minor works. David Rehakauthor of "Love and Madness"

A GREAT JOURNEY WITH VAN GOGH

One of the best pieces that I ever read explaining paintings along the different periods which were passed by Van Gogh. Also, it gives a complete ride through his life and personality.

A Quality Work!!

I have this book and I am so glad ,I discovered it. I am, a painter,and have always been influenced by Van Goghs work. However most of the books I own do not have very good quality , printing .This book however is excellent! It is very close to , standing in front of the original painting. I would recomend this book to anyone that loves Van Gogh. I am so proud to make this book a part of my art library. Get it while you can!!

Didn't see the exhibit? Read the book!

The next best thing if you weren't able to make it to this record-breaking exhibition in Washington and Los Angeles. This book, an overview of the exhibition, is an extremely thorough and interesting overview of the 70 works on display. But it's more than that. I was very impressed with Richard Kendall's commentary in the book. Not only is this a comprehensive and thoughtful look at the "Van Gogh's Van Goghs" exhibition, it's also an excellent look at Van Gogh's life and career--period. I might have expected this--this major exhibition was superb and this catalogue is a worthy companion. Exhibition or not, this book is first-rate.

van gogh peices simply puts you in a trance,

one must not deny that van gogh painted with pain. his frames tell a story, his letter paint the story, his lonliness brushes on you like a storm with no warning.