Van Gogh & Japan

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Van Gogh & Japan

Louis van Tilborgh ... [et al.] ; with a contributions by Claire Guitton

Van Gogh Museum , Hokkaidō Shimbun Press , Mercatorfonds , Distributed by Yale University Press, c2018

  • : Museum ed. (softback)
  • : Trade ed. (hardback)
  • : [Yale University Press]

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Exhibition catalogue

Catalog of the exhibition held at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Mar. 23-June 24, 2018; Hokkaidō Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Aug. 26-Oct. 15, 2017; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Oct. 24, 2017-Jan. 8, 2018; the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Jan. 20-Mar. 4, 2018

Other authors: Nienke Bakker, Cornelia Homburg, Tsukasa Kōdera, Chris Uhlenbeck

Chronology (Van Gogh and Japanese art): p. 165-175

Bibliography: p. 185-190

List of exhibited works: p. 191-197

Includes index

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"All my work is based to some extent on Japanese art." -Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) encounter with Japanese ukiyo-e prints during his time in Paris was decisive for the direction that his art would take in the years to come. He enthusiastically assembled a collection of the prints with the idea of dealing in them, and soon was captivated by their colorful and cheerful imagery and style, which began to exert a dramatic influence on his own work. Gradually this enchanted world became his main artistic reference point. From then on, he positioned himself as an artist in the Japanese tradition in order to gain a reputation with the avant-garde of the day. This gorgeous publication offers a detailed reassessment of the impact Japanese printmaking had on Van Gogh's creative output. Featuring essays by the world's leading Van Gogh experts, this book details the ways in which the artist constructed his understanding of a Japanese aesthetic and his utopian ideal of a so-called primitive society, and incorporated these into his own vision and practice. The size, nature, and importance of Van Gogh's own collection of Japanese prints are also explored. Lavish illustrations include oil paintings and drawings by Van Gogh as well as a selection of the Japanese works that so captured his imagination. Distributed for Mercatorfonds Exhibition Schedule: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (03/23/18-06/24/18)

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