VAN GOGH: in 50 works

From humble beginnings in nuenen and antwerp to his last month in auvers-sur- oise this captivating book on Vincent Van gogh’s life and works is the perfect introduction for all students and art lovers interested in late nineteenth-century and post-impressionist art. Featuring fifty of his finest works each painting and drawing is described and analysed in beautiful detail within the context of the period so that the reader can really understand what the artist was hoping to achieve with each work. Drawing from the many letters that Van Gogh wrote to his brother friends and others curator John cauman provides an enthralling and accessible narrative about the artist and his work introducing the milieu key characters and themes and legacy that continues to this day. Among the fifty paintings featured this book includes the Potato eaters (1885) père tanguy (1887) Self-Portrait in front of the Easel (1888) sunflowers (1888) café terrace at night (1888) bedroom in arles (1888) Van gogh’s chair (1888) portrait of Joseph roulin (1889) irises (1889) The starry night (1889) and wheatfield with Crows (1890). publishing to coincide with Tate Modern's new exhibition on Van Gogh ‘Van Gogh in Britain’ (March 2019). apart from exhibition tie-ins there are very few new modern art books on the market today. Featuring over 50 paintings by Van Gogh this book provides a fresh approach to his work.