Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Individual Artists
Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence Details
Review “the text is richly detailed, often anecdotal, exuding the warmth you’d expect if [Martin Bailey] were speaking of a close friend...a vivid illumination of the artist’s prolific 15-month stay in Provence...the book is able to offer a true insight into Vincent the man - not just Van Gogh the artist.” - Art Quarterly"a revelatory study" - The Times Read more About the Author Martin Bailey is the main writer for The Art Newspaper and is the leading UK specialist on Van Gogh. With a background in investigative journalism, Martin Bailey began work on Van Gogh in the late 1980s. He has curated two exhibitions and written extensively on the artist. His book Letters from Provence sold over 60,000 copies in five languages, including German, French, Danish and Spanish. He is also the author of The Sunflowers Are Mine: The Story of Van Gogh's Masterpiece and Young Vincent: The Story of Van Gogh's Years in England. Studio of the South assesses Van Gogh's work during his stay in Provence, a time when he produced his most famous paintings. Read more
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The author did an impressive amount of reconnaissance. This work shares many small anecdotes and insights which would have been lost to time otherwise.He contrasts Van Gogh's work with photographs and paintings by other artists of the same subjects Van Gogh painted. He illustrates Van Gogh's way of seeing - a unique gift to the reader.