Van Gogh. The Complete Paintings, Rainer Metzger.
Considered a
founding father of modern painting,
Vincent van Gogh
is also one of the most famed tragic figures in art history. This
comprehensive introduction brings together a detailed account of the
artist's life with
a complete catalog of his 871 paintings.
Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.18 kg, 744 pages
Tortured talent
The genius and the angst of an Expressionist master
Vincent van Gogh’s
story is one of the most tragic in art history. Today, he is celebrated
the world over as one of the most important painters of all time,
recognized with sell-out shows, feted museums, and record prices of tens
of millions of dollars at auction.
Yet as he was painting the
canvases that would subsequently become these sell-out modern
masterpieces, van Gogh was battling not only the disinterest of his
contemporary audiences but also devastating bouts of mental illness,
with episodes of depression and paralyzing anxiety which would
eventually claim his life in 1890, when he committed suicide shortly
after his 37th birthday.
This comprehensive study of
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) pairs a detailed monograph on his life and art with a complete catalogue of his 871 paintings.
The authors
Ingo F. Walther
(1940–2007) was born in Berlin and studied medieval studies,
literature, and art history in Frankfurt am Main and Munich. He
published numerous books on the art of the Middle Ages and of the 19th
and 20th centuries. Walther’s many titles for TASCHEN include Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Art of the 20th Century, and Codices illustres.
Rainer Metzger
studied art history, history, and German literature in Munich. In 1994,
he earned his Ph.D. on the subject of Dan Graham, and subsequently
worked as a fine arts journalist for the Viennese newspaper Der Standard. He has written numerous books on art, including volumes on van Gogh and Chagall. Since 2004, he has worked as Professor of art history at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe.
Van Gogh. The Complete Paintings
Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.18 kg, 744 pages
