Publisher's Synopsis
- Digitally restored illustrations- Translated captions- AnnotatedVincent Van Gogh often depicted flowering fields, gardens and floral arrangements through the skilled prism of his own unique vision, from the tulips of his native Holland to the sunflowers, irises and lavender fields of Southern France where he spent his last years. In particular, the years 1887 and 1890 were peak years for his flower paintings. Vincent Van Gogh's short art career provided the world with unparalleled paintings from a troubled genius. It was to be an age of post-Impressionistic color, form and wonderment that the art world discovered only after the master's death. Bouts of anxiety, mental illness and epilepsy may have tormented him and brought about his suicide at the age of 37. But they may also have been catalysts for an emotionality and vibrance in his art that reveals a turbulent search for grace.This volume displays 50 of Van Gogh's finest flower art pieces in a digitally restored state: their eye-popping brilliance and vitality are just as on the day Vincent Van Gogh finished them. Unless otherwise noted, they were originally oil paintings on canvas or wood. The arrangement is chronological within each category.Images include: FLOWERS GROWINGTulip Fields, 1883Garden with Sunflower & Female Figure, 1887Shed in Montmartre with Sunflower, 1887Lavender Field of Saintes-Maries, 1888Flowering Garden with Path, 1888Flower Garden, 1888Garden Behind House (Noon Hour), 1888Memory of the Garden at Etten, 1888Iris, 1889Irises (Sword Lilies), 1889Lilac Bush, 1889Poppies & Butterflies, 1890Rose Bush, 1890Marguerite Gachet in Her Garden, 1890Poppy Field, 1890Garden of Daubigny I, 1890Child with an Orange among the Flowers, 1890Young Girl in Wheat Field with Poppies, 1890Garden at Auvers, 1890Garden of Daubigny II, 1890FLOWER ARRANGEMENTSLunaria, 1884Forget-Me-Not and Peonies, 1886Vase with Asters and Phlox, 1886Vase with Sunflowers, Roses & Other Flowers, 1886Vase with Red Poppies, 1886Vase with Zinnias, 1886Geraniums in a Flower Pot, 1886Carnations in a Vase, 1886Cornflowers, Poppies, Peonies & Chrysanthemums, 1886Vase with Red & White Carnations on a Yellow Background, 1886Crown Imperials in a Copper Vase, 1887Vase with Daisies and Anemones, 1887Lilacs, Daisies & Anemones in a Vase, 1887Lilacs with an Orange Background, 1887Two Cut Sunflowers, 1887Four Withered Sunflowers, 1887Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase, 1888Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase, 1888Three Sunflowers in a Vase, 1888Vase with Oleanders next to Zola's "Joie de Vivre" Novel, 1888Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase, 1889Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase, 1889Vase with Irises, 1890Irises on a Yellow Background, 1890Vase with Roses, 1890Wildflowers and Thistles in a Vase, 1890Vase with Greater Musk Mallows, 1890Cornflowers & Poppies in a Vase, 1890Japanese Vase with Roses & Anemones, 1890Vase with Flowers & Thistles, 1890
