Vincent van Gogh: in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8836660231 ISBN 13: 9788836660230

Verlag: ACC Art Books - IPSUK, 2026

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A deep dive into an artistically fecund period in Van Gogh's life spent in a serene commune of Southern France

Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) created some of his most famous works during the time he spent in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence between 1889 and 1890, deriving inspiration from its landscapes, light and culture. This volume reviews Saint-Rémy as it was during Van Gogh's stay, as well as the artist's supportive experience at the Saint-Paul hospice, where he could paint freely despite his illness. It contextualizes his famed paintings from the period--such as The Starry Night (1889) and Irises (1889)--and documents the myriad ways in which the town has honored its legendary visitor across time. Structured by six essays, the volume brings together contributors from diverse disciplinary backgrounds--including psychiatry, astrophysics and history--to reflect upon Van Gogh's time in the town. Each is illustrated by Van Gogh's paintings and preparatory sketches as well as a plethora of archival materials held by the town.

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. This is one of the first books to focus exclusively on Van Gogh's very prolific period in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
. Includes testimonies from Saint-Rémy families whose members met or worked with the painter, owned works, or were closely linked to his work after his death

In 1889, Saint Rémy de Provence was a small provincial town, already prosperous thanks to the arrival of the train and the cultivation of teasel thistle and its seeds. It was a rural village, home to a local bourgeoisie and already enjoying a certain prosperity and attractiveness. Unknowingly, this population would coexist with a painter who had arrived there for health reasons. For a year, one of the most important pages in the history of art would be written, without the population being truly aware of it.

The "mad artist" would, however, make Saint-Rémy-de-Provence famous, and his works would later be exhibited around the world. How would the city gradually become aware of this unintentional legacy? How would it promote it, draw inspiration from it to develop artistic, cultural, economic, and tourism projects?

This is one of the first books to focus exclusively on Van Gogh's very prolific period in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. One of the chosen angles, unprecedented in the literature devoted to the artist, is to recount the ties that the commune and its residents may have had with him, during his lifetime or posthumously. The book includes testimonies from Saint-Rémy families whose members met or worked with the painter, owned works, or were closely linked to his work after his death.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ACC Art Books - IPSUK
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 8836660231
• ISBN 13: 9788836660230
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Herausgeber: Silvana Editoriale
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: GPSR Kontakt; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Deutschland