Vincent's choice:the musée imaginaire of Van Gogh

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Group Author: Stolwijk Chris; Gogh Vincent van 1853-1890.
Published: Van Gogh Museum Mercatorfonds,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam Antwerp
Publication Dates: c2003.
Literature type: Book
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Carrier Form: 319 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
ISBN: 9061535328 (hbk.)
9789061535324 (hbk.)
9053566309
9789053566305
Index Number: J231(563)
CLC: J231(563)
Call Number: J231(563)/V775
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-144) and index.
Foreword / John Leighton -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : A passion for art : Vincent Van Gogh's taste / Sjraar van Heugten and Chris Stolwijk -- Vincent Van Gogh's belief in art as consolation / Leo Jansen -- Van Gogh's nature / Chris Stolwijk -- Van Gogh's teachers / Roelie Zwikker -- An avid reader : Van Gogh and literature / Wouter van der Veen -- 'Christ, this is a great artist' : Van Gogh's socio-religious canon of art / Joan Greer -- Van Gogh's taste for reality, on earth as it is in heaven / Evert van Uitert -- On rustics and labourers : Van Gogh and 'the people' / Nienke Bakker
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 14 Feb.-15 June, 2003. Included are some of Van Gogh's own works, along with works of other artists who influenced him. Catalog entries are accompanied by quotations from Van Gogh's letters. Approximately half of the work consists of essays on Van Gogh.