{"product_id":"9783836527361-van-gogh","title":"Van Gogh","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA post-Impressionist pioneer, Vincent van Gogh is also one of the most quintessential “tortured artists” in history. Through his lurid colors and emphatic brushwork, this introductory book gathers van Gogh’s most famous paintings to explore his vibrant, feverish portrayal of mood and place and its influence on generations to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, the works of \u003cstrong\u003eVincent van Gogh\u003c\/strong\u003e (1853–1890) are among the most well known and celebrated in the world. In \u003cem\u003eSunflowers, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Starry Night\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, \u003c\/em\u003eand many paintings and drawings beyond, we recognize an artist \u003cstrong\u003euniquely dexterous in the portrayal of mood and place through paint, pencil, charcoal, or chalk.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet as he was deploying the \u003cstrong\u003elurid colors, emphatic brushwork, and contoured forms \u003c\/strong\u003ethat would subsequently make his name, van Gogh battled not only the disinterest of his contemporary audience but also \u003cstrong\u003edevastating bouts of mental illness\u003c\/strong\u003e. His episodes of depression and anxiety would eventually claim his life, when, in 1890, he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This richly illustrated introduction follows Vincent van Gogh’s story from his earliest pictures of peasants and rural workers, through his bright Parisian period, to his final, feverish burst of creative energy in the South of France during the last two and a half years of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945811030113,"sku":"9783836527361","price":15.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34505661.jpg?v=1747961080","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783836527361-van-gogh","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}