Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Theo Van Gogh, 1857-1891: Art Dealer, Collector, and Brother of Vincent

Richard Thomson

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Theo van Gogh, Vincent's younger brother, was an influential art dealer working in Paris in the 1880s. Artists and collectors respected him for his insight and integrity, Vincent spoke of his brother's humanity, and Paul Gauguin described Theo's death as an irretrievable loss.The extensive art collection that Theo built forms the core of today's collection in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Theo van Gogh : Art Dealer, Collector and Brother of Vincent presents his life and work in the context of the French art world of his day. Dazzling illustrations include works by Vincent that held a special significance for Theo, as well as a representative selection of the works Theo bought and sold as a dealer. The book provides a fascinating study of the sympathetic and intelligent art expert Theo van Gogh and a lively portrait of European painting in the second half of the 19th century.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Waanders Publishers

Release: January 01, 2000

ISBN: 9040093636

ISBN 13: 9789040093630

Theo Van Gogh, 1857-1891: Art Dealer, Collector, and Brother of Vincent

Richard Thomson

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Theo van Gogh, Vincent's younger brother, was an influential art dealer working in Paris in the 1880s. Artists and collectors respected him for his insight and integrity, Vincent spoke of his brother's humanity, and Paul Gauguin described Theo's death as an irretrievable loss.The extensive art collection that Theo built forms the core of today's collection in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Theo van Gogh : Art Dealer, Collector and Brother of Vincent presents his life and work in the context of the French art world of his day. Dazzling illustrations include works by Vincent that held a special significance for Theo, as well as a representative selection of the works Theo bought and sold as a dealer. The book provides a fascinating study of the sympathetic and intelligent art expert Theo van Gogh and a lively portrait of European painting in the second half of the 19th century.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Waanders Publishers

Release: January 01, 2000

ISBN: 9040093636

ISBN 13: 9789040093630

More books from Richard Thomson

Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Monet: The Early Years

Monet and Architecture

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Seurat's Circus Sideshow

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Apocalypse Roulette

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Troubled Republic: Visual Culture and Social Debate in France, 1889–1900

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec: London and Paris 1870-1910

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Easy Virtue: Prostitution in French Art 1850-1910

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Seurat

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?