| Description |
160 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Co-published by Museum of Modern Art and the Van Gogh Museum in conjunction with the first exhibition to focus on Vincent van Gogh's depictions of nocturnal and twilight scenes, Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night examines the artist's night landscapes, interior scenes, and representations of the effects of both gaslight and natural light on their surroundings. It features over one hundred illustrations, including details of Van Gogh's iconic paintings and works by other artist important to the development of his style. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Gleen D. Lowry and Axel Rüger -- Introduction / Joachim Pissarro and Sjraar van Heugten -- Van Gogh and the pictorial genre of evening and night scenes / Chris Stolwijk -- The formation of crepuscular and nocturnal themes in Van Gogh's early writings / Joachim Pissarro -- The colors of the night : technical and stylistic aspects of Van Gogh's night scenes / Sjraar van Heugten -- Landscapes at twilight / Geeta Bruin -- Peasant life : "Les paysans chez eux" / Jennifer Field -- The voice of the wheat : a nocturne / Maite van Dijk -- Poetry of the night / Maite van Dijk and Jennifer Field. |
| Subject |
Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Exhibitions.
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Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890. |
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Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.
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Artists -- Netherlands -- Exhibitions.
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Artists. |
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Netherlands. |
| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Heugten, Sjraar van.
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Pissarro, Joachim.
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Stolwijk, Chris.
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Bruin, Geeta.
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Dijk, Maite van, 1982-
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Field, Jennifer.
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Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
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| ISBN |
9780870707377 paperback |
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9780870707360 hardback |
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0870707361 hardback |
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087070737X paperback |
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