Van Gogh
By: Enrica Crispino ; illustrated by Simone Boni [and others] ; [English translation, Susan Ashley]
Contributors: Boni, Simone; Ashley, Susan
Series: Art masters; Art masters
Publisher: Oliver Press; The Oliver Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781934545058
Subjects: Painters; Modern Painting; Artists; Dutch Painting; Juvenile literature; Criticism and interpretation; Biography
Work titles: Van Gogh
Description: Traces the brief and troubled life of van Gogh: his birth in a Dutch village, his travels in Belgium and England, his arrival in Impressionist Paris and his discovery of the delights of the south of France, where he died at 37. Shows how, in spite of suffering mental crises and inner turmoil, van Gogh always continued to search for ways of painting that expressed the true essence of his subjects.
Notes: Translation of: Van Gogh : l'esperienza straordinaria del colore.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
Table of contents: title: Contemporaries; title: Early years; title: London; title: Realism; title: The mines; title: The potato eaters; title: Antwerp; title: Still lifes; title: Theo Van Gogh; title: Parish in 1886; title: The Eiffel tower; title: Asnieres; title: The divisionists; title: Painting the city; title: The Belle Epoque; title: Artists of the Petiti boulevard; title: Self-portraits; title: Painters in Provence; title: Van Gogh's technique; title: The yellow house; title: People of Arles; title: Bedroom in Arles; title: Paul Gauguin; title: Starry night; title: The asylum; title: Doctor Gachet; title: The art market; title: The church at Auvers; title: Expressionism; title: Time line, glossary and web sites; title: List of works included.