Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin [Hardcover]

John Rewald (Author)

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art; 3 edition (January 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810960664
• ISBN-13: 978-0810960664
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin, June 11, 2011

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This review is from: Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin (Hardcover)

Rewalt is still the best historian I have found for this era. It gives real insight into the lives & personalities of these great artis.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Competent with 489 plates, but only 47 in color, January 8, 2008

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The first competent, well written and widely accepted since 1956 history of Post-Impressionism in the 8-year period from 1886 to 1893 constituting the beginning of the movement according to the author who considered it to be a continuation of his History of Impressionism published in 1946. It accurately and in detail describes on c. 600 pages the period lives of many famous Post-Impressionists, as well as depicts their period works on 489 plates including only 47 in color. Quite heavy at over 9.1 x 10.1 x 1.7 inches.
CONTENTS
Introduction 7
Chapter I 1886-1888 Van Gogh in Paris 11
Chapter II 1886-1890 Seurat and His Friends 79
Chapter III 1886-1890 Symbolists and Anarchists from Mallarmé to Redon 147
Chapter IV 1888 Gaugain--Bernard--Van Gogh Brittany and Provence 185
Chapter V 1888 Tragedy in Arles 241
Chapter VI 1889 The Académie Julian The Synthesist Exhibition at Volpini's and the Group of Pont-Aven 271
Chapter VII 1889-1890 Van Gogh in Saint-Rémy Aurier's Article on Van Gogh 313
Chapter VIII 1890-1891 Van Gogh's Suicide at Auvers The Death of Seurat 387
Chapter IX 1890-1891 Gauguin and the Symbolists Break with Bernard Gauguin's Auction Sale and His Departure 435
Chapter X 1891-1893 Gauguin in Tahiti 491
Sources of Illustrations 539
Biographical Chart 540
Participants in the Exhibitions of the Independents--1884-1893 550
Bibliography 551
Index 595
Map of Places where the Post-Impressionists Worked end papers