Learn how Vincent van Gogh\u2019s still life paintings, alive with ecstatic color and emotional exuberance, hold the key to understanding this complex artist\u2019s life and work.<\/p>\n
From his first compositions to the colorful flower images of his late years, Vincent van Gogh repeatedly painted still lifes. In this genre, he could try out various pictorial techniques \u2013 from depicting space through light and shadow to experimentation with color. Although many of his still life compositions employed traditional approaches to the genre, he ultimately formulated an unmistakably unique artistic style. This lavishly illustrated book revisits the development of Van Gogh\u2019s career and focuses on his still-life paintings, offering new insights into the working process and creative evolution of one of the most radical innovators in the history of modern art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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