In the Footsteps of Van Gogh - Hardcover

Plazy, Gilles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 067088250X ISBN 13: 9780670882502

Publisher: Studio, 1998

Synopsis

Leads readers on a guided tour of the life of Vincent van Gogh, from the Holland of his birth to Paris and elsewhere, through 140 full-color reproductions and photographs, excerpts from his letters, and the names and addresses of his European haunts. 20,000 first printing.

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Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

From Library Journal:

This combined biography/travelog chronicles the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh, "the most famous and best-loved of all painters," according to the author. Beautiful illustrations include color reproductions of some of the artist's paintings and photographs of buildings and scenery from his famous haunts such as Auvers-sur-Oise, Arles, and Paris. Many photographs are accompanied by passages from Van Gogh's letters, but it is irksome that the actual locations or subjects of some photographs are not more clearly identified. The travelog portion ("Small Tourist Guide") describes things to see, hotels, and restaurants in Auvers, Arles, Saint-Remy, Paris, Amsterdam, Borinage, The Hague, Nuenen, and Zundert. But colorful travel guides abound, and most readers will be better served, instead, by other biographies such as Bernard Denvir's Vincent: A Complete Portrait (Running Pr., 1994), or David Sweetman's Van Gogh: His Life and His Art (LJ 7/90). For browsing collections and gift shops.?P. Steven Thomas, Central Michigan Univ. Lib., Mt. Pleasant
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Studio
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 067088250X
• ISBN 13: 9780670882502
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168