Japanese prints : the collection of Vincent van Gogh
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Japanese prints : the collection of Vincent van Gogh
Thames & Hudson, 2018
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Original English edition published by Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, in collaboration with Tijdsbeeld Publishing, Ghent, c2018"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 216-218
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In the winter of 1886-87, during his stay in Paris, Vincent van Gogh bought 660 Japanese prints at the art gallery of Siegfried Bing. His aim was to start dealing in them, but the exhibition he organized in the cafe-restaurant Le Tambourin was a total failure. However, he was now able to study his collection at ease and in close-up, and he gradually became captivated by their colourful, cheerful and unusual imagery. When he left for Arles, he took some prints with him, but the core remained in Paris with his brother Theo. Although some prints were later given away, the collection did not disperse. This book reveals new analyses of the collection, now held in the Van Gogh Museum, given as a long-term loan from the Vincent van Gogh Foundation. The authors delve into its history, and the role the prints played in Van Gogh's creative output. The book is illustrated with over 100 striking highlights from the collection.
Table of Contents
1. Foreword by Axel Ruger, director Van Gogh Museum * 2. Van Gogh's collection of Japanese prints: from commodities to a study collection and utopian ideal, Louis van Tilborgh * 3. The Van Gogh Museum's collection of Japanese prints: an analysis, Chris Uhlenbeck * 4. Popular Collectibles in Van Gogh's Time: Japanese Crepe Prints, Shigeru Oikawa * 5. A selection of 130 Japanese prints from the Van Gogh Museum collection
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