Van Gogh

 
★梵谷871幅作品完整收藏
★編年史記錄梵谷生平，是研究天才畫家生平的最佳書籍
 
　　梵谷的故事，是藝術史上最諷刺的事件之一。
 
　　今天，梵谷被譽為有史以來最偉大的畫家，展覽總是爆滿，博物館爭相蒐藏畫作，他的作品也在拍賣會上被拍出數千萬美元天價。然而在梵谷創作這些畫作的當時，他的作品乏人問津，他還必須對抗精神疾病，而抑鬱症與焦慮症最終奪去了這位天才畫家的生命。1890年，梵谷剛過37歲生日不久就自殺身亡。
 
　　本書是關於梵谷生平研究的綜合性書籍，744頁的內容，以編年史的方式詳述梵谷生平事蹟與藝術作品，還有梵谷871幅畫作的完整紀錄。詳盡的說明搭配梵谷的繪畫作品時間軸，讓這本書成為藝術迷必須入手的經典全紀錄。

　　Vincent van Gogh’s story is one of the most ironic in art history. Today, he is celebrated the world over as one of the most important painters of all time, recognized with sell-out shows, feted museums, and record prices of tens of millions of dollars at auction.

　　Yet as he was painting the canvases that would subsequently become these sell-out modern masterpieces, van Gogh was battling not only the disinterest of his contemporary audiences but also devastating bouts of mental illness, with episodes of depression and paralyzing anxiety which would eventually claim his life in 1890, when he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday.

　　This comprehensive study of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) pairs a detailed monograph on his life and art with a complete catalogue of his 871 paintings.

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作者簡介

　　Rainer Metzger studied art history, history and German studies in Munich and Augsburg. He received his doctorate in 1994, and has worked as a fine arts journalist for the Viennese newspaper Der Standard. He has written numerous books on art, including volumes on Van Gogh and Chagall.

　　Ingo F. Walther (1940–2007) was born in Berlin and studied medieval studies, literature, and art history in Frankfurt am Main and Munich. He published numerous books on the art of the Middle Ages and of the 19th and 20th centuries. Walther’s many titles for TASCHEN include Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Art of the 20th Century, and Codices illustres.