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Van Gogh. The Complete Paintings

Van Gogh. The Complete Paintings

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  • Author：Rainer Metzger
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Summary

Today， the works of Vincent van Gogh （1853–1890） are among the most well known and celebrated in the world。 In paintings such as Sunflowers， The Starry Night， and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear， we recognize an artist uniquely dexterous in the representation of texture and mood， light and place。

Yet in his lifetime， van Gogh battled not only the disinterest of his contemporary audience but also devastating bouts of mental illness。 His episodes of depression and anxiety would eventually claim his life， when， in 1890， he committed suicide shortly after his 37th birthday。

This comprehensive study of Vincent van Gogh offers a complete catalogue of his 871 paintings， alongside writings and essays， charting the life and work of a master who continues to tower over art to this day。

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Reviews

the tourist ，

Got this as a gift from a friend who loves art。 I truly like how art is just beautiful。 Simply beautiful。 You don’t have to be an artist to have artistic eyes。 “Look beyond… what you see”🌻

Ashley Cornell ，

The writing in this was incredibly dry， but Van Gogh’s life was so interesting！ I absolutely loved that photographs of all his work were included in order。

Alisyn ，

This book is the best thing I've ever read i couldn't get my nose out of it i really encourage you to read it 10/10 This book is the best thing I've ever read i couldn't get my nose out of it i really encourage you to read it 10/10 。。。more

Alba ，

«Aprender a sufrir sin quejarse， aceptar el dolor sin oponer resistencia; esto es lo que puede provocar fácilmente el vértigo。»

Omer ，

Illustrations were excellent deserving 5 stars。 The biographical text was all right but the writing about the art was ridiculous and rated a 2 at best 。

Bridgit Mendler ，

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Uzziel ，

Absolutely a pleasure to read。

Anirudh ，

Wonderful book！ I am really loving these editions by Taschen。

Judy Reyes ，

Hard to read because it's written in academic style。 Very dense in analysis of each painting and era of Van Gogh's work and life。 I read it bit by bit， chapter by chapter。 However， I enjoyed looking at each painting with the analysis to refer to it。 This is not a simplistic view of Van Gogh's work and life， and I also enjoyed the nuances that the author provided to understand the man better。 Not a "crazy" genius， but a troubled and persistent， talented man who devoted his life to his work despit Hard to read because it's written in academic style。 Very dense in analysis of each painting and era of Van Gogh's work and life。 I read it bit by bit， chapter by chapter。 However， I enjoyed looking at each painting with the analysis to refer to it。 This is not a simplistic view of Van Gogh's work and life， and I also enjoyed the nuances that the author provided to understand the man better。 Not a "crazy" genius， but a troubled and persistent， talented man who devoted his life to his work despite poverty and rejection。 Fascinating。 I saw the "Interactive Van Gogh" exhibit in 2021， a "pop video" compared to this serious tome。 Many of the illustration plates in the book were black/white， a disappointment。 However， his major works and in color and vivid as always。 Encyclopedic and worthy read for Van Gogh fans。 。。。more

Light ，

A beautiful and deeply interesting book about Van Gogh and his work。 Recommended。

Mandy ，

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Lazeri ，

Ever since I read this book， I been thinkin bout homicide， that's great Ever since I read this book， I been thinkin bout homicide， that's great 。。。more

Karrie Stewart ，

A beautiful book that shows the progression of Vincent's art the older he became。 A beautiful book that shows the progression of Vincent's art the older he became。 。。。more

Matthew Gurteen ，

This book has completely changed my opinion on Vincent Van Gogh， and I am not entirely sure it is for the better。 I am a big fan of these editions， which collect full-colour reproductions of an artist's work。 Like most people， I knew a bit about Van Gogh going in and was particularly curious to learn more about his Japanese influences， which initially drew me to his work。 Although I did find that， this book did have some significant problems。It almost seems necessary to review this book in two p This book has completely changed my opinion on Vincent Van Gogh， and I am not entirely sure it is for the better。 I am a big fan of these editions， which collect full-colour reproductions of an artist's work。 Like most people， I knew a bit about Van Gogh going in and was particularly curious to learn more about his Japanese influences， which initially drew me to his work。 Although I did find that， this book did have some significant problems。It almost seems necessary to review this book in two parts。 The first half of the book is noticeably worse than the first。 This point is mainly to do with the paintings themselves。 Although I appreciated seeing Van Gogh's evolution as an artist from start to end， most of the beginning pictures are identical。 I saw so many images of the same peasant woman that I thought I was going insane！ Ultimately， I expected that from an anthology like this and did not let it impact my rating。What did influence my reading more was how disjointed the text and the images felt at the start。 Although enlightening， Rainer Metzger's running commentary is more a biography of van Gogh than a reflection on his art。 It is not until halfway through the book when Metzger begins to talk about the first picture。 Even though the author does quickly catch up despite some repetition， the book feels poorly edited as the pictures do not correspond with the discussions。 This leads to the first half feeling jarring， but the second is much better。For the most part， the text itself was well written。 Metzger was deeply philosophical in parts and aimed to present a complete understanding of the man。 Some art knowledge is definitely needed， however， and I think most readers， like myself， will struggle with parts of the text。 Metzger is also often pretentious in the way art critics can be and often applies strong symbolism to simple paintings。 It is a difficult balance to achieve， but I felt like the author was too focused on Van Gogh's eventual suicide， as if his entire life was an orchestra leading up to that climax。 Indeed， it could have been， as I learnt the artist was not the simple mentally challenged man presented in modern media。 Now， I am not even sure if he was mentally ill at all。Overall， I did enjoy this book。 I was still frustrated in parts， however。 It has me wanting to read van Gogh's letters more than revisit his paintings。 I would recommend it to anyone with interest in the artist's work。 。。。more

Patricia Camargo ，

5 estrelasSe quiser comprar apenas um livro sobre Van Gogh recomendo esse， porque além de tudo， traz imagens de grande parte de suas obras。 Sem contar， que não entra no terreno das especulações ou das informações que estão mais programa de fofoca do que para um livro de arte。

Isidora ，

La obra no se puede separar del artista。 Por este motivo， pocas cosas más acertadas para conocer la historia y pensamientos de un pintor que sus mismos lienzos。 La edición es prolija y bella， se lee rápido y no se siente cargada de un lenguaje técnico。 No es necesario saber de arte o del mismo Van Gogh para entenderlo， lo que suma miles de puntos。 Sin embargo， creo que pudo ser un compilatorio mucho más cuidado。 En ciertos párrafos se hace referencia a estilos o pinturas que no son las que el li La obra no se puede separar del artista。 Por este motivo， pocas cosas más acertadas para conocer la historia y pensamientos de un pintor que sus mismos lienzos。 La edición es prolija y bella， se lee rápido y no se siente cargada de un lenguaje técnico。 No es necesario saber de arte o del mismo Van Gogh para entenderlo， lo que suma miles de puntos。 Sin embargo， creo que pudo ser un compilatorio mucho más cuidado。 En ciertos párrafos se hace referencia a estilos o pinturas que no son las que el libro destaca， creo que se desperdició una oportunidad muy grande para conocer más la complejidad de Vincent。 Aún así， 4/5 estrellas。 。。。more

Rossi's Books ，

I learned a lot about Van Gogh from this book， and I'm awestruck。 There just aren't words for how incredible his work was and what deep emotions he managed to get onto the canvas through hard work and turmoil。 He's an inspiring man and has left a long legacy in art。 Thank you Metzger for this well put together book！ I learned a lot about Van Gogh from this book， and I'm awestruck。 There just aren't words for how incredible his work was and what deep emotions he managed to get onto the canvas through hard work and turmoil。 He's an inspiring man and has left a long legacy in art。 Thank you Metzger for this well put together book！ 。。。more

Jad Al saintbai ，

Love it

Martyna ，

"the principle of what is characteristic must include ugliness and representation of ugliness" "the principle of what is characteristic must include ugliness and representation of ugliness" 。。。more

Bob Finch ，

Fascinating examination of van Gogh’s art， his influences and motivations， along with just about all of his paintings， the vast majority in full color。 The authors describe several painting in detail， proving insight into the artist’s approaches and evolution as a painter， supplemented by reference to van Gogh’s many letters。 A beautiful book。

Lovian ，

This book is totally amazing

Nicole S-P ，

Van Gogh is my favorite artist for a reason so I had to have his complete collection for me to look at whenever I wished :）

Joni ，

"In sorrow， yet ever joyful""Be thou always as a stranger and a guest on this earth" "In sorrow， yet ever joyful""Be thou always as a stranger and a guest on this earth" 。。。more

Garret Macko ，

This book far outperformed my expectations。 Having all of Vincent’s paintings and in such great quality is of course a boon—a major reason why someone would initially buy a book like this—， but the accompanying text and biographical accounts were outstanding， a delightful surprise。 Many of the other collected works books I’ve read are either dull or way too over the top in this regard， so props to the author。

Gisela A。 ，

This book is definitely awesome

Roxann ，

This book is really a coffee table book filled with hundreds of Van Gogh paintings and drawings。 As for the quantity of illustrations I give it a thumbs up。 The text is okay， general opinions on his artistic style along with some quotations from his letters and facts about life。 There is nothing in this book that true Van Gogh fans are not going to know already。 The quality of the photos seem pretty good， although it is always difficult to get renditions that are true colors of the actual works。 This book is really a coffee table book filled with hundreds of Van Gogh paintings and drawings。 As for the quantity of illustrations I give it a thumbs up。 The text is okay， general opinions on his artistic style along with some quotations from his letters and facts about life。 There is nothing in this book that true Van Gogh fans are not going to know already。 The quality of the photos seem pretty good， although it is always difficult to get renditions that are true colors of the actual works。 Nice book to glance through， though。 。。。more

Emma Foxtail ，

slow read but worth it， anyone who is interested in van Gogh as a hobby or for a research， highly recommend

Christine ，

"Un livre magique， qui dit tout"， dit la citation de La Provence en 4e de couverture， et ces mots résument bien ce livre。Bien documenté， bien écrit， il nous emporte。 Si j'ai mis deux ans et demi à le lire， c'était pour ne jamais le finir （et arriver à la fin que l'on connaît）， tellement j'aimais m'y plonger， petit bout par petit bout， et en découvrir toujours d'avantage sur Vincent Van Gogh et son oeuvre。 Sans aucun doute l'un des cadeaux les plus inspirés qu'on m'ait fait ！ "Un livre magique， qui dit tout"， dit la citation de La Provence en 4e de couverture， et ces mots résument bien ce livre。Bien documenté， bien écrit， il nous emporte。 Si j'ai mis deux ans et demi à le lire， c'était pour ne jamais le finir （et arriver à la fin que l'on connaît）， tellement j'aimais m'y plonger， petit bout par petit bout， et en découvrir toujours d'avantage sur Vincent Van Gogh et son oeuvre。 Sans aucun doute l'un des cadeaux les plus inspirés qu'on m'ait fait ！ 。。。more

Hegajo ，

The series is really fantastic。

mlak ，

ah， the enigmatic Van Gogh - the man in all his raw sadness， emotion and， well， dramatic nature。 he has always been amongst one of my favourite artists when it comes to pre-19th century。 this was gifted to me as a birthday present a few years ago - and i must admit， the insight on his stories behind each work of art is far more interesting than the art itself。what's so significant about Van Gogh is not his art， really。 （to me at least; he's just like any， 'coming-of-age' impressionist artist who ah， the enigmatic Van Gogh - the man in all his raw sadness， emotion and， well， dramatic nature。 he has always been amongst one of my favourite artists when it comes to pre-19th century。 this was gifted to me as a birthday present a few years ago - and i must admit， the insight on his stories behind each work of art is far more interesting than the art itself。what's so significant about Van Gogh is not his art， really。 （to me at least; he's just like any， 'coming-of-age' impressionist artist who thought he was breaking the rules and doing something completely revolutionary because he wasn't the absolute best at realism）。 don't get me wrong， i absolutely love his works and think they're beautiful， just as most people do， but not so revolutionary as to be the reason why he is so profound and considered one of the， if not the， most famous painters in history。 i think him， among all of my favourite artists， are so cool to me because of their personality （such as khalo， basquiat， hiroshige， etc）。 with this complete guide， it separates the art from the artists and it's only then when you're able to see correlation from what he was going through at the moment translate to his art。 take his peasant studies， from 1881 to 1885 for one。 as he began his career in art， yet to travel to the glamorous （yet proven to be toxic） art city of paris， his focus was grounded and earthed to his own origins。 painting the regulars and peasants that were just like him。 but alas， as he grew slightly more delusional and， well， ill， his art grew more and more impressionist - not to the same extent as picasso， but it was so interesting to see as you progress through the guide。 this has definitely allowed me to appreciate this rather complex and bizzare， sad lonely guy from the 18th century and find some inspiration and hope to continue doing what i like doing。 if a broke dude with one ear can do it， so can you。 however， whether you'll be still be alive to reap the rewards of your hardwork and patience or not is never known！ 。。。more

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