Vincent Van Gogh : the lost Arles sketchbook /

"The most revolutionary discovery in the entire history of Van Gogh's oeuvre. Not one drawing; not ten, not fifty, but sixty-five drawings. -- Ronald Pickvance, from the foreword. Late in life, during his time living in Provence, Vincent van Gogh kept a sketchbook within a humble account l...

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Main Authors: Welsh-Ovcharov, Bogomila, 1940
Group Author: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890; Pickvance, Ronald
Published: Abrams,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Abrams edition.
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Summary: "The most revolutionary discovery in the entire history of Van Gogh's oeuvre. Not one drawing; not ten, not fifty, but sixty-five drawings. -- Ronald Pickvance, from the foreword. Late in life, during his time living in Provence, Vincent van Gogh kept a sketchbook within a humble account ledger given to him by Joseph and Marie Ginoux, the owners of the Café de la Gare in Arles. This artefact of incalculable historical and aesthetic value remained hidden for more than one hundred and twenty years. It reappears today as a revelation and an extraordinary treasure. Published in this volume for
Carrier Form: 279 pages : colour illustrations ; 39 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781419725944
1419725947
Index Number: N0 G613 W45 2016
CLC: J234(563)
Call Number: J234(563)/W462
Contents: Foreword / by Ronald Pickvance -- Vincent Van Gogh's Provençal sketchbook: the Ginoux Album -- The "Café de la Gare Soulé Arles" carnet: May 8, 1890, to July 18, 1890 -- The Ginoux Album: what do the drawings tell us? -- Brouillard: the lost Arles sketchbook -- Commentary on the drawings