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Vincent Van Gogh: The Painter and the Portrait

George T. M. Shackelford

Synopsis:
Vincent van Gogh: The Painter and the Portrait, produced in conjunction with the international loan exhibition Van Gogh: Face to
Face, explores the artist's changing conception of the portrait from his first experiments with drawing character studies around 1880 to his
astonishing explorations of expressive color at the end of the decade. Illustrated with more than 50 color plates, the text incorporates
selections from van Gogh's extraordinary letters, bringing the artist's singular vision of portraiture to life. This beautiful collection features
portraits of the artist, his friends, neighbors, family, and other figures from his daily life offering the reader an opportunity to see inside van
Gogh's world, so passionately evoked in his canvases.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2007, Softcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2002, Softcover - 2001, 2000, Softcover - 2000, Hardcover - 2000, Hardcover - 1998, Softcover - 1984