Title: Van Gogh and Gauguin : electric arguments and utopian dreams /
Authors: Collins, Bradley I.
Publisher: Westview Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Gogh, Vincent van, Psychology.; Gogh, Vincent van, Friends and associates.; Gauguin, Paul, Psychology.; Gauguin, Paul, Friends and associates.; Psychoanalysis and art.
Abstract: "Van Gogh and Gauguin explores the artists' intertwined lives from a psychoanalytic perspective, drawing a nuanced and sophisticated picture of the artists' dealings with each other. The book also examines the aesthetic convictions that united and divided the two men, and the extent to which they influenced each other's art."--Jacket.
Contents: Van Gogh: Zundert to Paris -- Gauguin: Lima to Pont-Aven -- Van Gogh in Paris and first encounters with Gauguin -- Jean Valjean and the Buddhist Monk: Van Gogh in anticipation of Gauguin -- Electric arguments: "Le Bon Vincent" and "Le Grièche Guaguin."