Vincent van Gogh's letters have long been prized as some of the most valuable documents in the world of art. Not only do they throw light on Van Gogh's own complex and intriguing character, they enlighten the whole creative process as seen through his eyes.
Now Van Gogh's entire existing correspondence is to be published in the most complete edition ever produced, illustrated extensively throughout, and drawing on fifteen years of scholarship and dedicated research. For the first time, all the works to which Van Gogh refers will be shown alongside the letters - not only the paintings and drawings that he himself was working on at the time, but also the works of art by others that he mentions.
Sketches that Van Gogh made throughout the letters themselves are reproduced here at full size. In over 900 letters we can observe Van Gogh's thoughts and opinions at first hand, as well as his close ties with his brother Theo, his sometimes troubled relationships with friends and fellow artists, his personal doubts and fears, and above all his overriding passion for his art.
This edition is not only an immense treasure trove of biographical and art-historical information, it provides a lasting pleasure as a personal written testimony to a life consecrated to art.
Includes:
- c. 4,000 supplementary illustrations
- New transcriptions of all the original manuscripts of every known letter to or from Van Gogh make this the definitive edition.
- New translations into English render Van Gogh's words in Dutch and French more closely than ever before - unadorned, unimproved, faithful and accurate.
- New scholarship: for the first time the letters are fully annotated. Extensive research has been carried out to identify every work of art mentioned, whether produced by Van Gogh or by other artists.
- New material: previously unknown letters and fragments of letters are published in English here for the first time.
- Authoritative editing: many omissions and misreadings in previous editions have been corrected in this new edition.
- Fifteen years of new research have added to scholars' understanding of Van Gogh's life and work. Also includes an extensive introduction to Van Gogh as a letter writer, his life and work, and the background to the letters.
- The complete collection: this edition includes all the letters, both in the Van Gogh Museum (over 90 per cent of the correspondence) and those in other museums, archives and private collections.
- Supplementary texts add information about Van Gogh's life, his family, his correspondents, his characteristics as a letter-writer, the context in which the letters were written, a comprehensive list of materials discussed in the letters, a chronology of his life and a full index.
- Exemplary design: the typography and design is by Wim Crouwel, one of Holland's most accomplished book designers of the last fifty years
PRECIO DE LANZAMIENTO 514,00 euros hasta 31.12.2009, despues de esa fecha 615,00 euros
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