The pursuit of spiritual wisdom
Subtitle: the thought and art of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin
By: Naomi Margolis Maurer.
Contributors: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.; Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903.; Maurer, Naomi E.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Associated University Presses in association with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Madison; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Criticism and interpretation; Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903 -- Criticism and interpretation; Symbolism (Art movement) -- France
Description: This book explores van Gogh's and Gauguin's concepts of spirituality in life and art, and the ways in which their ideas and the events of their personal lives shaped their creation of repertoires of meaningful symbolic motifs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-[198]) and index.
Revision of thesis (Ph.D.--University of Chicago, 1985) under title: The pursuit of spiritual knowledge.