Yellow House : Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles

by Gayford, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780316769013
• ISBN10: 0316769010
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-14
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co

Summary

This chronicle of the two months in 1888 when Paul Gauguin shared a house in France with Vincent Van Gogh describes not only how these two hallowed artists painted and exchanged ideas, but also the texture of their everyday lives. Includes 60 B&W reproductions of the artists' paintings and drawings from the period.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Floor Plan of the Yellow House	xii
1 The Arrival: October 23, 1888	1	(25)
2 Beginning and Carrying On: October 24-28	26	(31)
3 Lessons among the Tombs: October 28-November 4	57	(34)
4 Collaboration: November 5-10	91	(27)
5 Perilous Memories: November 11-14	118	(24)
6 Divisions: November 15-23	142	(37)
7 Musicians in Color: November 23—December 4	179	(16)
8 Painting a Family: November 23—December 4	195	(35)
9 Portrait of the Artist: December 4-15	230	(22)
10 Looking at Art: December 16-19	252	(15)
11 The Crisis: December 22-25	267	(20)
12 Aftermath: December 26, 2005	287	(28)
Notes on Sources	315	(7)
Selected Bibliography	322	(4)
Picture Credits	326	(2)
Acknowledgments	328	(3)
Index	331