Through Vincent's eyes: van Gogh and his sources

Abstract

"Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) idiosyncratic style grew out of a deep admiration for and connection to the 19th-century art world. This fresh look at Van Gogh's influences explores the artist's relationship to the Barbizon School painters Jean-François Millet and Georges Michel--Van Gogh's self-proclaimed mentors--as well as to Realists like Jean-François Raffaëlli and Léon Lhermitte. New scholarship offers insights into Van Gogh's emulation of Adolphe Monticelli, his absorption of the Hague School through Anton Mauve and Jozef Israëls, and his keen interest in the work of the Impressionists. This copiously illustrated volume also discusses Van Gogh's allegiance to the colorism of Eugène Delacroix, as well as his alliance with the Realist literature of Charles Dickens and George Eliot"--

Contents

Why Vincent (and not "Why, Vincent?") / Eik Kahng -- Admiration and guidance : Van Goghs personal pantheon of artists / Sjraar van Heugten -- "A last fine line against the horizon" : Van Gogh at the Edge / Todd Cronan -- Van Gogh's realism / Marnin Young -- Van Gogh's literary imagination / Rebecca Rainof -- Catalogue entries for works in the exhibition / Eik Kahng, David Misteli, Rachel Skokowski, and Sjrarr van Heugten.