Vincent Van Gogh: 1853-1890, Vision And Reality

One of the great forerunners of 20th century painting. This richly illustrated and expert study follows the artist from the early gloom-laden paintings capturing the misery of peasants and workers in his homeland, through his bright and colourful Parisian period, to his final years spent under a southern sun in Arles. There, he found the light that produced his unmistakable style. In Arles, Saint-Rémy, and Auvers-sur-Oise, during a feverish burst of creative energy in his last two and a half years, he produced 465 paintings. Van Gogh craved recognition during his lifetime but was denied it until after his death. Today, he is considered one of the great forerunners of 20th-century painting and a tragic master of art.