The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in ArlesThis chronicle of the two months in 1888 when Paul Gauguin shared a house in France with Vincent Van Gogh describes not only how these two hallowed artists painted and exchanged ideas, but also the texture of their everyday lives. Includes 60 B&W reproductions of the artists' paintings and drawings from the period. |
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User Review - melydia - LibraryThingVincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin lived together for a few months in Arles, where they each produced some of their most famous paintings. But all was not peace and artistic harmony, and a lot of the ... Read full review
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User Review - SuPendleton - LibraryThingThis book was really interesting. I never knew van Gogh and Gauguin lived together. I thought the way the author described their different styles of painting and their temperament would help students ... Read full review
Contents
Beginning and Carrying | |
Lessons among the Tombs | |
Collaboration | |
Perilous Memories | |
Divisions | |
Musicians in Color | |
Portrait of the Artist | |
Looking at | |
The Crisis | |
Aftermath | |
Notes on Sources | |
Picture Credits | |
Acknowledgments | |
Other editions - View all
The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Provence Martin Gayford Limited preview - 2008 |
The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles Martin Gayford No preview available - 2007 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles |
| Author | Martin Gayford |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0316087203, 9780316087209 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / Individual Artists / Essays Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers Psychology / Creative Ability |
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