内容简介

About the book:

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.

书籍简介：

梵高的故事是艺术史上有着浓烈讽刺意味的故事。 如今，他已被誉为世界历史上极重要的画家之一，并以售罄的展览，丰富的博物馆和创纪录的数千万美元的拍卖价获得认可。

然而，当他画油画时，这些如今被视为是珍宝的油画，当时并不受到欢迎。除了艺术职业生涯落魄不得志，梵高还一直与毁灭性的精神疾病作斗争。1890年，他在37岁生日后不久身亡。

这本书对文森特·梵高（1853-1890）的综合研究，是记录了他生平和艺术的详细专著，还与他871幅作品的完整目录结合起来。

About the series:

Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.

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系列简介：

TASCHEN自从在1980年开始 “文化考古学家”的工作以来，现在出版社已经成为平民、开放的代名词。TASCHEN著名系列：世界图书馆丛书以简洁的设计、轻巧的体量，汇集了一直以来最受欢迎的100多种书籍。

作者简介：

Rainer Metzger studied art history, history, and German literature in Munich and Augsburg. In 1994, he earned his Ph.D. on the subject of Dan Graham, and subsequently 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. Since 2004, he has worked as Professor of art history at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe.

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.

雷纳-梅茨格曾在慕尼黑和奥格斯堡学系艺术史、历史和德国文学。1994年，他以丹-格雷厄姆为主题获得博士学位，随后在维也纳《标准报》担任美术记者。他写了很多关于艺术的书，包括关于梵高和夏加尔的书。2004年起，他在卡尔斯鲁厄美术学院担任艺术史教授。

Ingo F. Walther（1940-2007）出生于柏林，在美因河畔法兰克福和慕尼黑学系中世纪研究、文学和艺术史。他出版了许多关于中世纪、19世纪和20世纪艺术的书籍。Walther为TASCHEN出版的众多书目包括《文森特-梵高》《巴勃罗-毕加索》《20世纪的艺术》和《Codices illustres》。

作品目录

FOREWORD 7 Deserted
CHAPTER I
THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST 1853–1883
15 The Family 1853–1875
21 Van Gogh’s Other Art The Letters
31 The Religious Maniac 1875–1880
42 “No beginning but in God” Van Gogh and Religion
56 First Steps as an Artist 1880–1881
65 Van Gogh’s Early Models
75 Family Life The Hague 1882–1883
90 Art and Responsibility Commitments for the Future
99 No Soul, No Self Drente 1883
CHAPTER II
THE YEARS IN NUENEN 1883–1885
106 An Artist Pure and Simple The First Year
130 Progress The Weavers Series
144 “With all my strength” Winter 1884–1885
159 Painting as Manifesto The Potato Eaters
178 Understanding and Suspicion Summer and Autumn 1885
194 Colour and the Finished Work Evolving a Theory of Art
CHAPTER III
CITY LIFE 1885–1888
208 The Antwerp Interlude Winter 1885–1886
222 A Dutchman in Paris 1886–1888
240 Through the Window 1886
262 Isms, Isms, Isms The 1887 Watershed
284 The Far East on His Doorstep Van Gogh and Japonism
302 The Unity of Art and Life
CHAPTER IV
PAINTING AND UTOPIA
ARLES, FEBRUARY 1888 TO MAY 1889
313 Arles: The Heart of Japan
325 Personal Impressionism Orchards in Blossom
329 Under a Southern Sun May to August 1888
357Working without Painting Van Gogh’s Drawings
375 Enchantment and Affliction The Night Paintings of September 1888
391 The Dream of an Artists’ Community September and October 1888
415 Aesthetic Subtlety Van Gogh and Symbolism
435 Genius and Error: Gauguin in Arles October to December 1888
459 Art and Madness
479The Supportive Power of Pictures January to May 1889
CHAPTER V
“ALMOST A CRY OF FEAR”
SAINT-RÉMY, MAY 1889 TO MAY 1890
497 The Monastic Life
511 Olives, Cypresses and Hills Van Gogh’s Compacted Landscape
529 The Portraits
539 Space and Colour Metaphors of Paradox
557 Exhibitions and Criticism Van Gogh’s First Successes
569 Selfhood and Otherness Homage to the Masters
585 Ways of Escape The Final Months in Saint-Rémy
601 Reverence and Awe Van Gogh and Nature
CHAPTER VI
THE END
AUVERS-SUR-OISE, MAY TO JULY 1890
629 On Doctor Gachet’s Territory
647 Frieze Art Van Gogh’s “Art Nouveau”
663 “I wish it were all over now” Suicide
696A Revolution in Art: Modernism
APPENDICES
696 Vincent van Gogh 1853–1890 A Chronology
718 Bibliography
724 Index of Paintings
732Index of Names
736Comparative Table of Catalogue Numbers
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作者简介

Rainer Metzger studied art history, history, and German literature in Munich and Augsburg. In 1994, he earned his Ph.D. on the subject of Dan Graham, and subsequently 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. Since 2004, he has worked as Professor of art history at t...

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Hispaintingsarenotablefortheirimmediacy,theirsensuousimpact.Theydrawtheirpowerfromthepainter'saffectionateopennesstowardsallthings,towardsManandNature.Still,thepleasurethathetakesinaveritablynaiveidentificationwiththeworldiscontinuallyovershadowedbyprofoundeschatologicalintuitions,byapprehensionsoftransienceanddeath.Thehandthatreachesouttenderlyisretractedatthelastmomentbecauseithastoooftenbeenhurt.TherecanbenodoubtthatvanGoghlearntfromexperience;indeed,hislifeprecludedhimtakingastraightandsimplecourse.YetvanGoghnaturallyremainedachildofhisage.Hegrewupinacenturywhenpeopleforthefirsttimesawtheirownexistenceaseverything,withnotranscendentalsupportsystem-acenturythatproducedmanyodd...

——引自章节：FOREWORD7Deserted

Hisart'sabilitytotouchthehemoftheEternalwasnottheresultofanydeterminationtofitromanticimagesoftheArtist;rather,itderivedfromaprofoundandgenuinelongingfortheshelteredsecurityofreligiousfaith.Hepaintedhisworksforthesakeofthatmomentwhen,throughdevotiontothetiniestdetail,theartistexperiencesasenseoftotalorder:theverysmallandtheomnipotentlyvastcouldonlybegraspedfromoneandthesamestandpoint.

——引自章节：42“NobeginningbutinGod”V