Van Gogh and the colors of the night / Sjraar van Heugten, Joachim Pissaro, and Chris Stolwijk ; with contributions by Geeta Bruin, Maite van Dijk, and Jennifer Field.
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TextPublication details: [New York] : Museum of Modern Art ; [Amsterdam] : Van Gogh Museum, 2008.Description: 160 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: - 0870707361 (hardback)
- 087070737X (paperback)
- 9780870707360 (hardback)
- 9780870707377 (paperback)
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Throughout his career, Vincent van Gogh made many works addressing the paradoxical task of representing night through colour and tonality. Van Gogh followed the Impressionist technique of "translating" visual light effects into various colour combinations, attempting to interweave the visual and metaphorical to produce fresh and original works of art. These artistic concerns are powerfully bound together in Van Gogh's nocturnal and twilight paintings and drawings. Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night is the first volume to focus on this aspect of the artist's career and presents new insight on Van Gogh's depictions of night landscapes, interior scenes and the effects of artificial and natural light. Representing all periods of the artist's career, this volume features over one hundred works of superlative quality, including large reproductions of works by Van Gogh, details of iconic paintings, and images of works by other artists that were important to the development of Van Gogh's oeuvre. Essays by Joachim Pissarro, Sjraar van Heugten and Chris Stolwijk provide context for better understanding of the artist's motives and offer in-depth studies of the technical and stylistic aspects of Van Gogh's work.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sept. 21, 2008-Jan. 5, 2009, and at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Feb 13-June 7, 2009.
Co-published by Museum of Modern Art and the Van Gogh Museum in conjunction with the first exhibition to focus on Vincent van Gogh's depictions of nocturnal and twilight scenes, Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night examines the artist's night landscapes, interior scenes, and representations of the effects of both gaslight and natural light on their surroundings. It features over one hundred illustrations, including details of Van Gogh's iconic paintings and works by other artist important to the development of his style.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-150) and index.
Foreword / Gleen D. Lowry and Axel Rüger -- Introduction / Joachim Pissarro and Sjraar van Heugten -- Van Gogh and the pictorial genre of evening and night scenes / Chris Stolwijk -- The formation of crepuscular and nocturnal themes in Van Gogh's early writings / Joachim Pissarro -- The colors of the night : technical and stylistic aspects of Van Gogh's night scenes / Sjraar van Heugten -- Landscapes at twilight / Geeta Bruin -- Peasant life : "Les paysans chez eux" / Jennifer Field -- The voice of the wheat : a nocturne / Maite van Dijk -- Poetry of the night / Maite van Dijk and Jennifer Field.