| The Yellow House Contributor(s): Gayford, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618990585 ISBN-13: 9780618990580 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: This chronicle of the two months in 1888 when Paul Gauguin shared a house in France with Vincent Van Gogh describes not only how these two hallowed artists painted and exchanged ideas, but also the texture of their everyday lives. Includes 60 B&W reproductions of the artists' paintings and drawings from the period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007052272 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 7.08" W x 8.32" (0.73 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 111430 Reading Level: 8.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent van Gogh. They were the odd couple of the art world -- one calm, the other volatile -- and the denouement of their living arrangement was explosive. Making use of new evidence and Van Gogh's voluminous correspondence, Martin Gayford describes not only how these two hallowed artists painted and exchanged ideas, but also the texture of their everyday lives. Gayford also makes a persuasive analysis of Van Gogh's mental illness -- the probable bipolar affliction that led him to commit suicide at the age of thirty-seven. The Yellow House is a singular biographical work, as dramatic and vibrant as the work of these brilliant artists. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gayford, Martin: - Martin Gayford was educated at Cambridge University and the Courtauld Institute of the University of London. He is the coeditor of The Grove Book of Art Writing and was the chief art critic for Bloomberg Europe. Gayford lives in Cambridge, England. |