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The Unseen Van Gogh

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This is a sweeping and beautifully lush book; one of the best Van Gogh picture books I have seen. The text annotating each painting is short but very descriptive especially as regards the author's analysis of composition, color and technique. The detailed enlargements allow you to study the magnificence of Van Gogh's brushwork and color. The author also uses Van Gogh's many letters to his brother Theo to describe their feelings about the pictures and the painter's mindset.

This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL book. You must own it; there's no way around it. The most popular and familiar paintings of Van Gogh you will find here. Not just once, but magnified and then magnified again--as though you are standing in the gallery walking closer and closer to the paintings--not missing a detail.

If you are a student of Impressionism, you know how fascinating it can be to see the individual strokes of paint on the canvas and then stepping back to see how the puzzle all fits beautifully together. This book gives you that exact feeling--only stopping short of hanging the paintings on your living room wall.

Enjoy!

The reproductions in this book are the next best thing to seeing the actual paintings. The textures of the brush strokes, the richness of color are superb. Each painting is shown in its entirety on one page or on a double page spread. This is followed by a full page blow-up of a small area of the painting that gets you right into it. A brief discussion of each painting accompanies each reproduction. Let"s hope that the publisher {First Class Books} will follow with a series of similar books on other artists.