Karen Serres

Louis Van Tilborgh

This important publication accompanies the first ever exhibition devoted to Vincent van Gogh?s self-portraits across his entire career. The exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery and accompanying catalogue feature world-famous and lesser known works from the great artist.00The myth of Van Gogh today is linked as much to his extraordinary life as it is to his stunning paintings. His biography has often?shaped the way that his self-portraits have been (mis)understood. Van Gogh. Self-Portraits reconsiders this aspect of his production and places the artist?s self-representation in context to reveal the role it plays in his oeuvre. It also explores the power and profound emotion of these highly personal paintings.00'Van Gogh. Self-Portraits' is the first time this theme has been exclusively addressed. Self-portraits painted during Van Gogh?s time in Paris (February 1886 ? February 1888) have been the subject of two exhibitions (in 1960 at Marlborough Fine Arts in London and in 1995 at the Kunsthalle in Hamburg) but never has the full chronological range been explored. The exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery features paintings from both the Parisian and Provençal periods. It brings together half of Van Gogh?s thirty-five known self-portraits to examine the ways the artist approached this particular subject-matter. On a practical level, painting himself provided Van Gogh with the cheapest and most patient of models and represented an important conduit for stylistic experimentation. He also used self-portraiture as an homage to his illustrious Dutch predecessor Rembrandt, as well as a way of fashioning his own identity and presenting himself to the outside world. Of particular interest is the striking way the evolution of Van Gogh?s self-representation over the short years of his artistic activity can be seen as a microcosm of his development as a painter.00Exhibition: The Courtauld Gallery, London, UK (03.02. ?08.05.2022).

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An exhibition catalog tracing the evolution of Van Gogh's self-presentation in his art. This volume accompanies an exhibition at London's Courtauld Gallery, the first to explore the full chronological range of Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits. The myth of Van Gogh today is linked as much to his extraordinary life as it is to his world-famous paintings. His biography has often shaped the way his self-portraits have been (mis)understood. Spanning his entire career, this volume explores these highly personal paintings, analyzing the artist's self-representation in context to reveal the role it plays in his oeuvre. Of particular interest is the striking way the evolution of Van Gogh's self-representation can be seen as a microcosm of his development as a painter. In addition to the celebrated Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, the exhibition showcases a group of major masterpieces brought together from international collections, including the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, among others. Beautifully illustrated, this exhibition companion includes detailed entries on each work, an appendix illustrating all of Van Gogh's self-portraits, and three insightful essays on the theme.

Van Gogh. Self-Portraits

National Gallery (Great Britain)

Sergio Guarino

Nicholas Penny

Elena Greer

Duncan Bull

Philip Attwood

Carol Plazzotta

Lorne Campbell

Molly Ann Faries

Susan Foister

Minna Moore Ede

Simona Di Nepi

Miguel Falomir

Luke Syson

Jennifer Fletcher

Almudena Pérez de Tudela

Pilar Silva Maroto

"This survey traces the development of portrait painting in Northern and Southern Europe during the Renaissance, when the genre first flourished. Both regions developed their own distinct styles and techniques, but each was influenced by the other. Focusing on the relationship between artists of the north and south, renowned specialists analyse the notion of likeness - at that time based not only on accurate reference to posterity, but incorporating all aspects of human life, including propaganda, power,courtship, love, family, ambition and hierarchy. Essays and individual catalogue entries present new research on works by some of the greatest portraitists of the period, including Giovanni Bellini, Sandro Botticelli, Lucas Cranach, Albrecht Durer, Jan van Eyck, Hans Holbein and Titan, all magnificently illustrated."--Jacket.

Van Eyck to Titian

Renaissance Faces

Ernst Vegelin Van Claerbergen

VEGELIN VAN CLAERBERGEN ET AL

Alexandra Gerstein

The Courtauld is one of the United Kingdom's great art collections, displayed throughout the magnificent historic setting of Somerset House in central London. This elegant book is a curated selection of its highlights -- paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts -- each beautifully illustrated and accompanied by an insightful commentary. Notable among these treasures are remarkable Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including the world-famous A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet and Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. This book is also an engaging account of how The Courtauld became an internationally renowned center for the teaching and research of art history, conservation and curating. It was founded nearly a century ago in the belief that art has the power to enrich people's lives. The Courtauld continues that mission today, promoting the understanding of the visual arts and offering a place where everyone can find enjoyment and inspiration.

The Courtauld

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