Van Gogh Repetitions

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Eliza E. Rathbone, William H. Robinson, Elizabeth Steele, and Marcia Steele; With contributions by Sylvia Albro, H. Travers Newton, and Galina K. Olmsted

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Popular perceptions of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) frequently envision the painter working before nature in an intense frenzy, yet the artist’s method was often controlled and deliberate. Van Gogh Repetitions is the first book to focus on the artist’s “repetitions,” a term he used to describe his process of producing more than one version of a composition. Van Gogh ultimately developed a conceptual framework that distinguished his répétitions from copies, études, tableaux, and décorations, balancing modernist aspirations toward originality with the creation of copies of his existing compositions. The artist’s practice of producing repetitions was far more extensive and vital to his creative process than is commonly recognized.

In this groundbreaking and beautifully illustrated book, a series of essays considers the many unresolved issues and controversies surrounding the repetitions, including their origins, development, and meaning in van Gogh’s art. Technical and analytical examinations provide new insights into the artist’s working methods and approach to the creative process.

Published in association with The Phillips Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

The Phillips Collection(10/12/13–01/26/14)

Cleveland Museum of Art(03/02/14–05/26/14)

Eliza Rathbone is chief curator at The Phillips Collection. William Robinson is curator of modern European art at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Elizabeth Steele is head of conservation at The Phillips Collection. Marcia Steele is senior conservator of paintings at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

The Phillips Collection(10/12/13–01/26/14)

Cleveland Museum of Art(03/02/14–05/26/14)

“. . . resolve[s] questions . . . that have confounded scholars and fans of van Gogh until now.”—Henry Adams, New York Times

“Beautiful . . . the kind of book that is both accessible to a general public and valuable to the researcher.”—Cornelia Homburg, Art Newspaper

Won an Honorable Mention for the 2013 New England Book Festival given by the JM Northern Media Family of Festivals, in the Photography/Art Category.

ISBN: 9780300190823
Publication Date: November 26, 2013
Publishing Partner: Published in association with The Phillips Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art

200 pages, 9 1/2 x 10
125 color illus.

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