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Studio of the South : Van Gogh in Provence / Martin Bailey.

by Bailey, Martin, 1947-

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Frances Lincoln, 2016.

759.9492 G613bm

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Arles.

Post-impressionism (Art)

Painters -- Netherlands -- Biography.

Artists -- Netherlands -- Biography.

9780711236677 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Van Gogh in Provence

First Frances Lincoln edition.

224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-211) and index.

The story of Van Gogh's period in Arles in 1888-9, when his powers were at their height, throwing new light on the legendary artist and giving a definitive account of his fifteen months spent in Arles, including his collaboration with Gauguin. Van Gogh headed to Arles believing that the landscape of Provence would have parallels with Japan, whose art he greatly admired. The south of France was an exciting new land, bursting with life. He loved walking the 5 kilometres up into the hills with the ruined abbey of Montmajour and in late spring he drew and painted over a dozen landscapes there. He went on an excursion to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a fishing village on the far side of the Camargue, where he saw the Mediterranean for the first time, energetically capturing it in paint. He painted portraits of friends and locals, and embarked on his flower still life paintings, culminating in the Sunflowers. During the heat of the Provencal summer, Van Gogh painted harvest scenes. He rented the Yellow House from May, inviting Paul Gauguin to join him there. This encounter was to have a profound impact on both of the artists. They painted side by side in the Alyscamps, an ancient necropolis on the outskirts of town, their collaboration coming to a dramatic end in December. The difficulties Van Gogh faced living by himself led to his eventual decision in May 1889 to retreat to the asylum at Saint-Remy. One of his final tasks at the Yellow House was to pack up two crates with his last eight months' of paintings. Unsold in his lifetime, the pictures have since been recognized as some of the greatest works of art ever created.

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