Cezanne to Van Gogh The Collection of Doctor Gachet [Hardcover]

Madame Anne Distel (Author), Susan Alyson Stein (Author), Anne Distel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1999 | Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art Series

Paul-Ferdinand Gachet (1828-1909), a physician and amateur painter, was among the first to appreciate the work of Van Gogh, Cezanne, Pissarro and other Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. He befriended many artists, and bought and received as gifts a large number of artworks, including masterpieces such as Van Gogh's "Church at Auvers" and Cezanne's "A Modern Olympia". Beginning in 1949, Gachet's children made a series of major donations to the French state from their father's extraordinary collection. Published to accompany an international exhibition, this volume presents the entire Gachet donation of paintings, drawings, prints, and even memorabilia, and also provides information on the works and the copies of them. An essay describes the eventful lives of the Gachets and their close relationships with Cezanne, Van Gogh and others.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300085842
• ISBN-13: 978-0300085846
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,441,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent exploration of a man and his collection, May 5, 2000

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This review is from: Cezanne to Van Gogh : the Collection of Doctor Gachet / Anne Distel and Susan Alyson Stein (Hardcover)

This exhibit took place in New York, Paris and Amsterdam and focuses on Dr. Paul Gachet, Van Gogh's doctor in Auvers-sur-Oise during the last two months of his life.

Always a controversial figure (partly due to his arguable incompetence, partly due to the questionable authenticity of some of the works in his possession), this book is a wonderful exploration of the man and his collection. The authors, both frequent and well respected contributors to Van Gogh scholarship, explore Gachet and his collection (now owned by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris) to an incredible level of detail. The amount of research behind this book is staggering and it makes for an extremely compelling and satisfying reading experience.