Portrait of Dr. Gachet
the story of a van Gogh masterpiece : modernism, money, politics, collectors, dealers, taste, greed, and loss
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Word Count
101,500 words, Guess
Page Count
406 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL689929M
- ISBN-100670862231
- OCLC Control Number37567283
- OCLC Control Numberportraitofdrgach00salt
- Library of Congress Control Number97037006
and 2 more
- Goodreads1380296
- LibraryThing329385
Classifications
- DDC759.9492
- LCCND1329.G568 A64 1998
Alternate Titles
- Portrait of Doctor Gachet
- Story of a van Gogh masterpiece
Description
Portrait of Dr. Gachet was one of van Gogh's last paintings, completed just weeks before his suicide. Depicting the eccentric physician who was attempting to treat the artist, this painting was viewed by van Gogh as a summation of his ideas about portraiture. Cynthia Saltzman's book reconstructs the journey of this revolutionary and haunting painting, in which, as van Gogh wrote, he strove to capture the "heartbroken expression of our time.". As Saltzman superbly shows, this painting not only evokes the ethos of modern life but also illuminates the ways in which art, politics, and the market have intersected in the twentieth century. Affected by broad social and cultural change, the painting's fate was also influenced by innovations in the way art was sold and displayed, and by the growing role of dealers and museums.
First Sentence
VINCENT VAN GOGH arrived in Auvers-sur-Oise on May 20, 1890, hoping to find subjects for his pictures and a resolution to the physical and psychological problems that plagued him.
Excerpt
VINCENT VAN GOGH arrived in Auvers-sur-Oise on May 20, 1890, hoping to find subjects for his pictures and a resolution to the physical and psychological problems that plagued him.
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