Author: Robin M. King
Publisher: Robin M. King
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Art, espionage, and dangerous secrets collide in a race against time, as Alex's mission becomes more than just a search for stolen masterpieces—it’s a journey into the depths of her own heart. Alexandra Stewart's eidetic memory won’t let her forget anything. Ever. And she finally has a life worth remembering—a handsome Spanish tutor who gives perfecto a new name, a roommate who could double as her sister, and a special role in a secret spy organization headquartered in the basement of Brown University. But when Alex’s colleague Daly returns from a covert mission to Moscow with an enemy from her past, Alex’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel. He dangles the promise of reuniting her with a lost loved one, demanding a steep price: the recovery of a stolen Van Gogh painting. From the sun-drenched galleries of Barcelona to the shadowy streets of Paris, Alex and Daly’s friendship is stretched as they uncover a startling truth that challenges everything they thought they knew. Alex must now navigate a maze of deception and betrayal in a high-stakes art heist where failure means losing the people closest to her.
Van Gogh Gone
Author: Robin M. King
Publisher: Robin M. King
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Art, espionage, and dangerous secrets collide in a race against time, as Alex's mission becomes more than just a search for stolen masterpieces—it’s a journey into the depths of her own heart. Alexandra Stewart's eidetic memory won’t let her forget anything. Ever. And she finally has a life worth remembering—a handsome Spanish tutor who gives perfecto a new name, a roommate who could double as her sister, and a special role in a secret spy organization headquartered in the basement of Brown University. But when Alex’s colleague Daly returns from a covert mission to Moscow with an enemy from her past, Alex’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel. He dangles the promise of reuniting her with a lost loved one, demanding a steep price: the recovery of a stolen Van Gogh painting. From the sun-drenched galleries of Barcelona to the shadowy streets of Paris, Alex and Daly’s friendship is stretched as they uncover a startling truth that challenges everything they thought they knew. Alex must now navigate a maze of deception and betrayal in a high-stakes art heist where failure means losing the people closest to her.
Publisher: Robin M. King
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Art, espionage, and dangerous secrets collide in a race against time, as Alex's mission becomes more than just a search for stolen masterpieces—it’s a journey into the depths of her own heart. Alexandra Stewart's eidetic memory won’t let her forget anything. Ever. And she finally has a life worth remembering—a handsome Spanish tutor who gives perfecto a new name, a roommate who could double as her sister, and a special role in a secret spy organization headquartered in the basement of Brown University. But when Alex’s colleague Daly returns from a covert mission to Moscow with an enemy from her past, Alex’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel. He dangles the promise of reuniting her with a lost loved one, demanding a steep price: the recovery of a stolen Van Gogh painting. From the sun-drenched galleries of Barcelona to the shadowy streets of Paris, Alex and Daly’s friendship is stretched as they uncover a startling truth that challenges everything they thought they knew. Alex must now navigate a maze of deception and betrayal in a high-stakes art heist where failure means losing the people closest to her.
Van Gogh's Ear
Author: Bernadette Murphy
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374716021
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The best-known and most sensational event in Vincent van Gogh’s life is also the least understood. For more than a century, biographers and historians seeking definitive facts about what happened on a December night in Arles have unearthed more questions than answers. Why would an artist at the height of his powers commit such a brutal act? Who was the mysterious “Rachel” to whom he presented his macabre gift? Did he use a razor or a knife? Was it just a segment—or did Van Gogh really lop off his entire ear? In Van Gogh’s Ear, Bernadette Murphy reveals, for the first time, the true story of this long-misunderstood incident, sweeping away decades of myth and giving us a glimpse of a troubled but brilliant artist at his breaking point. Murphy’s detective work takes her from Europe to the United States and back, from the holdings of major museums to the moldering contents of forgotten archives. She braids together her own thrilling journey of discovery with a narrative of Van Gogh’s life in Arles, the sleepy Provençal town where he created his finest work, and vividly reconstructs the world in which he moved—the madams and prostitutes, café patrons and police inspectors, shepherds and bohemian artists. We encounter Van Gogh’s brother and benefactor Theo, his guest and fellow painter Paul Gauguin, and many local subjects of Van Gogh’s paintings, some of whom Murphy identifies for the first time. Strikingly, Murphy uncovers previously unknown information about “Rachel”—and uses it to propose a bold new hypothesis about what was occurring in Van Gogh’s heart and mind as he made a mysterious delivery to her doorstep. As it reopens one of art history’s most famous cold cases, Van Gogh’s Ear becomes a fascinating work of detection. It is also a study of a painter creating his most iconic and revolutionary work, pushing himself ever closer to greatness even as he edged toward madness—and one fateful sweep of the blade that would resonate through the ages.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374716021
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The best-known and most sensational event in Vincent van Gogh’s life is also the least understood. For more than a century, biographers and historians seeking definitive facts about what happened on a December night in Arles have unearthed more questions than answers. Why would an artist at the height of his powers commit such a brutal act? Who was the mysterious “Rachel” to whom he presented his macabre gift? Did he use a razor or a knife? Was it just a segment—or did Van Gogh really lop off his entire ear? In Van Gogh’s Ear, Bernadette Murphy reveals, for the first time, the true story of this long-misunderstood incident, sweeping away decades of myth and giving us a glimpse of a troubled but brilliant artist at his breaking point. Murphy’s detective work takes her from Europe to the United States and back, from the holdings of major museums to the moldering contents of forgotten archives. She braids together her own thrilling journey of discovery with a narrative of Van Gogh’s life in Arles, the sleepy Provençal town where he created his finest work, and vividly reconstructs the world in which he moved—the madams and prostitutes, café patrons and police inspectors, shepherds and bohemian artists. We encounter Van Gogh’s brother and benefactor Theo, his guest and fellow painter Paul Gauguin, and many local subjects of Van Gogh’s paintings, some of whom Murphy identifies for the first time. Strikingly, Murphy uncovers previously unknown information about “Rachel”—and uses it to propose a bold new hypothesis about what was occurring in Van Gogh’s heart and mind as he made a mysterious delivery to her doorstep. As it reopens one of art history’s most famous cold cases, Van Gogh’s Ear becomes a fascinating work of detection. It is also a study of a painter creating his most iconic and revolutionary work, pushing himself ever closer to greatness even as he edged toward madness—and one fateful sweep of the blade that would resonate through the ages.
ArtCurious
Author: Jennifer Dasal
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525506403
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you also know that Monet and his cohort were trailblazing rebels whose works were originally deemed unbelievably ugly and vulgar? And while you probably know the tale of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not be aware that there's pretty compelling evidence that the artist didn't die by his own hand but was accidentally killed--or even murdered. Or how about the fact that one of Andy Warhol's most enduring legacies involves Caroline Kennedy's moldy birthday cake and a collection of toenail clippings? ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. Through these and other incredible, weird, and wonderful tales, ArtCurious presents an engaging look at why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525506403
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you also know that Monet and his cohort were trailblazing rebels whose works were originally deemed unbelievably ugly and vulgar? And while you probably know the tale of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not be aware that there's pretty compelling evidence that the artist didn't die by his own hand but was accidentally killed--or even murdered. Or how about the fact that one of Andy Warhol's most enduring legacies involves Caroline Kennedy's moldy birthday cake and a collection of toenail clippings? ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. Through these and other incredible, weird, and wonderful tales, ArtCurious presents an engaging look at why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore.
Camille and the Sunflowers
Author: Laurence Anholt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711210509
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Camille is the son of the local postman, and the yellow man is a painter called Vincent in this story based on the life of Vincent van Gogh. The book includes several reproductions of Van Gogh's work, including Vase with 14 Sunflowers. Laurence Anholt is the author of The Forgotten Forest.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711210509
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Camille is the son of the local postman, and the yellow man is a painter called Vincent in this story based on the life of Vincent van Gogh. The book includes several reproductions of Van Gogh's work, including Vase with 14 Sunflowers. Laurence Anholt is the author of The Forgotten Forest.
The Last Van Gogh
Author: Alyson Richman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101546247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A historical romance novel of love, artistry, and Vincent Van Gogh’s muse in 19th century France Summer, 1890. Van Gogh arrives at Auvers-sur-Oise, a bucolic French village that lures city artists to the country. It is here that twenty-year-old Maurguerite Gachet has grown up, attending to her father and brother ever since her mother’s death. And it is here that young Vincent Van Gogh will spend his last summer, under the care of Doctor Gachet—homeopathic doctor, dilettante painter, and collector. In these last days of his life, Van Gogh will create over 70 paintings, two of them portraits of Marguerite Gachet. But little does he know that, while capturing Marguerite and her garden on canvas, he will also capture her heart. Both a love story and historical novel, The Last Van Gogh recreates the final months of Vincent’s life—and the tragic relationship between a young girl brimming with hope and an artist teetering on despair.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101546247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A historical romance novel of love, artistry, and Vincent Van Gogh’s muse in 19th century France Summer, 1890. Van Gogh arrives at Auvers-sur-Oise, a bucolic French village that lures city artists to the country. It is here that twenty-year-old Maurguerite Gachet has grown up, attending to her father and brother ever since her mother’s death. And it is here that young Vincent Van Gogh will spend his last summer, under the care of Doctor Gachet—homeopathic doctor, dilettante painter, and collector. In these last days of his life, Van Gogh will create over 70 paintings, two of them portraits of Marguerite Gachet. But little does he know that, while capturing Marguerite and her garden on canvas, he will also capture her heart. Both a love story and historical novel, The Last Van Gogh recreates the final months of Vincent’s life—and the tragic relationship between a young girl brimming with hope and an artist teetering on despair.
Van Gogh. All Works in the Kröller-Müller Museum
Author: Chris Stolwijk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789073313514
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Helene Kröller-Müller purchased her first work by Vincent van Gogh in 1908: 'Edge of a wood' dating from 1883. This modest and still fairly traditional painting laid the foundation for a Van Gogh collection that would expand rapidly in the period that followed. That same year, she acquired the considerably more daring painting 'Four sunflowers gone to seed' (1887). Today, the Kröller-Müller Museum is proud custodian of the second largest Van Gogh collection in the world: 88 paintings and over 180 works on paper.0 0This is the first book in which the Kröller-Müller?s entire collection of Van Gogh paintings and drawings has been reproduced and described, embedded within the story of his life and his art.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789073313514
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Helene Kröller-Müller purchased her first work by Vincent van Gogh in 1908: 'Edge of a wood' dating from 1883. This modest and still fairly traditional painting laid the foundation for a Van Gogh collection that would expand rapidly in the period that followed. That same year, she acquired the considerably more daring painting 'Four sunflowers gone to seed' (1887). Today, the Kröller-Müller Museum is proud custodian of the second largest Van Gogh collection in the world: 88 paintings and over 180 works on paper.0 0This is the first book in which the Kröller-Müller?s entire collection of Van Gogh paintings and drawings has been reproduced and described, embedded within the story of his life and his art.
In the Garden with Van Gogh
Author: Julie Merberg
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811834155
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The sleepy trees, golden haystacks, and juicy fruits of In the Garden with Van Gogh will delight little ones.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811834155
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The sleepy trees, golden haystacks, and juicy fruits of In the Garden with Van Gogh will delight little ones.
The Van Gogh Sisters
Author: Willem-Jan Verlinden
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500776490
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
This biography of Vincent van Gogh’s sisters tells the fascinating story of the lives of these women whose history has largely been neglected. Many people are familiar with the life and art of Vincent van Gogh, and his extensive correspondence with his brother Theo. But their sisters—Ana, Lies, and Wil van Gogh—have gone overlooked until now. In this compelling group biography based on extensive primary resources, art historian Willem-Jan Verlinden brings Vincent’s three sisters into the spotlight. At a time when the feminist movement was beginning to take root and idealists were clamoring for revolution, the Van Gogh sisters recorded their aspirations and dreams, their disappointments and grief. Based on little-known correspondence between the sisters, this fascinating account of these remarkable women captures a moment of profound social, economic, and artistic change. With great clarity and empathy, The Van Gogh Sisters relates the sisters’ intimate discussions of art, poetry, books, personal ambitions, and employment. Their story will resonate with readers and broaden understandings of Vincent van Gogh’s childhood. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent period in nineteenth-century history this story sheds new light on these impressive women, deepening our understanding of this unique and often troubled family.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500776490
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
This biography of Vincent van Gogh’s sisters tells the fascinating story of the lives of these women whose history has largely been neglected. Many people are familiar with the life and art of Vincent van Gogh, and his extensive correspondence with his brother Theo. But their sisters—Ana, Lies, and Wil van Gogh—have gone overlooked until now. In this compelling group biography based on extensive primary resources, art historian Willem-Jan Verlinden brings Vincent’s three sisters into the spotlight. At a time when the feminist movement was beginning to take root and idealists were clamoring for revolution, the Van Gogh sisters recorded their aspirations and dreams, their disappointments and grief. Based on little-known correspondence between the sisters, this fascinating account of these remarkable women captures a moment of profound social, economic, and artistic change. With great clarity and empathy, The Van Gogh Sisters relates the sisters’ intimate discussions of art, poetry, books, personal ambitions, and employment. Their story will resonate with readers and broaden understandings of Vincent van Gogh’s childhood. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent period in nineteenth-century history this story sheds new light on these impressive women, deepening our understanding of this unique and often troubled family.
Van Gogh in Auvers
Author: Wouter van der Veen
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN: 1580933017
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the last seventy days of his life, Vincent van Gogh experienced an unprecedented burst of creativity. He painted at least one canvas per day, often more, and wrote dozens of eloquent, personal letters to family, fellow artists, and friends. For the first time, this volume gathers all that he produced during these last few months and presents it in a day-by-day chronology that reveals his intense focus on the continuing development of his signature artistic method as well as his innermost thoughts and concerns. Persuaded by his doting brother, Theo, to move to the artistic enclave of Auvers-sur-Oise in 1890 for a change of scenery and a chance at a life free from temptation, and with the intent of concentrating solely on painting and restoring his full mental health, van Gogh arrived in May just as the town and its nearby bucolic fields were bursting into full springtime glory, providing him ample material for inspiration. Stunning reproductions of his last paintings display his daily explorations of this charming hamlet’s streets and buildings, including its now-iconic church and thatched cottages, its inhabitants—including his friend and mentor Doctor Gachet, immortalized on canvas—and the wide, open fields that roused him to paint masterpieces such as Wheat Field with Crows and Landscape with a Carriage and a Train. Despite these idyllic surroundings, his encouraging pace of production, and mounting critical recognition, van Gogh chose to end his own life a mere two and a half months later, leaving the letters and paintings duplicated here as the only clues to the internal anguish that led him to an act of such desperation. The full complexity of van Gogh’s personality, emotions, and relationships is presented here through reproductions of historical documents, letters, and glorious full-color plates of over seventy paintings, each of which is also accompanied by incisive commentary from author Wouter van der Veen, a renowned van Gogh scholar. A final chapter fully explores the often overlooked role played by his sister-in-law, Johanna Bonger, in cultivating and establishing his posthumous legacy.
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN: 1580933017
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the last seventy days of his life, Vincent van Gogh experienced an unprecedented burst of creativity. He painted at least one canvas per day, often more, and wrote dozens of eloquent, personal letters to family, fellow artists, and friends. For the first time, this volume gathers all that he produced during these last few months and presents it in a day-by-day chronology that reveals his intense focus on the continuing development of his signature artistic method as well as his innermost thoughts and concerns. Persuaded by his doting brother, Theo, to move to the artistic enclave of Auvers-sur-Oise in 1890 for a change of scenery and a chance at a life free from temptation, and with the intent of concentrating solely on painting and restoring his full mental health, van Gogh arrived in May just as the town and its nearby bucolic fields were bursting into full springtime glory, providing him ample material for inspiration. Stunning reproductions of his last paintings display his daily explorations of this charming hamlet’s streets and buildings, including its now-iconic church and thatched cottages, its inhabitants—including his friend and mentor Doctor Gachet, immortalized on canvas—and the wide, open fields that roused him to paint masterpieces such as Wheat Field with Crows and Landscape with a Carriage and a Train. Despite these idyllic surroundings, his encouraging pace of production, and mounting critical recognition, van Gogh chose to end his own life a mere two and a half months later, leaving the letters and paintings duplicated here as the only clues to the internal anguish that led him to an act of such desperation. The full complexity of van Gogh’s personality, emotions, and relationships is presented here through reproductions of historical documents, letters, and glorious full-color plates of over seventy paintings, each of which is also accompanied by incisive commentary from author Wouter van der Veen, a renowned van Gogh scholar. A final chapter fully explores the often overlooked role played by his sister-in-law, Johanna Bonger, in cultivating and establishing his posthumous legacy.
Van Gogh
Author: Julian Bell
Publisher: New Harvest
ISBN: 9780544343733
Category : MCL book club in a bag
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A passionate account of the tortured life and tragic death of the greatest artist of the nineteenth century, by a renowned critic and painter, as part of the Icons series
Publisher: New Harvest
ISBN: 9780544343733
Category : MCL book club in a bag
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A passionate account of the tortured life and tragic death of the greatest artist of the nineteenth century, by a renowned critic and painter, as part of the Icons series