Van Gogh on Art and Artists Letters to Emile Bernard

by Van Gogh, Vincent

• ISBN13: 9780486427270
• ISBN10: 0486427277
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-27
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

These letters, written from 1887 to 1889, are among the most important and relevant sources of insight into van Gogh's life and art. 23 missives, accompanied by reproductions of a number of his major paintings and facsimiles from his letters, radiate their author's impulsiveness, intensity, and mysticism. Chronology. Select Bibliography. Index. 32 full-page black-and-white illustrations.

Author Biography

Although his works fetch record-breaking prices at modern auctions, Vincent van Gogh (1853–90) sold only a single painting in his lifetime. The artist labored in obscurity, creating hundreds of paintings and more than 1,000 drawings in the 10-year period before his suicide. His posthumous fame grew quickly, and his influence on Expressionism, Fauvism, and other branches of modern art is beyond calculation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	v
List of Plates	ix
Introduction	1	(11)
A Note on Emile Bernard	12	(7)
[Paris: Spring 1887]	19	(3)
[Arles: March 1888]	22	(2)
[Arles: early April 1888]	24	(2)
[Arles: about 20th April 1888]	26	(4)
[Arles: late May 1888]	30	(4)
[Arles: mid-June 1888]	34	(4)
[Arles: about 20th June 1888]	38	(6)
[Arles: last week of June 1888]	44	(6)
[Arles: last week of June 1888]	50	(4)
[Arles: about 14th July 1888]	54	(3)
[Arles: about 20th July 1888]	57	(2)
[Arles: late July 1888]	59	(4)
[Arles: late July 1888]	63	(5)
[Arles: early August 1888]	68	(6)
[Arles: mid-August 1888]	74	(3)
[Arles: mid-September 1888]	77	(3)
[Arles: late September 1888]	80	(3)
[Arles: late September 1888]	83	(5)
[Arles: beginning of October 1888]	88	(4)
[St. Remy: mid-October 1889]	92	(4)
[St. Remy: mid-November 1889]	96	(8)
to Gauguin [Arles: mid-October 1888]	104	(2)
Gauguin to Bernard [Arles: November 1888]	106	(2)
Chronology	108	(3)
Select Bibliography	111	(3)
Comparative Table of Letter Numbers	114	(1)
Emendations to the Published Text	115	(6)
Index	121