The Seven Sketchbooks of Vincent van Gogh

By Johannes van der Wolk

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

Height: 27.5 cm

Condition: Nice copy. Cover with signs of wear.

First published in Great Britain in 1987 by Thames and Hudson Ltd, London

Photographs of works from the collection of the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh have been made available by the Foundation Vincent van Gogh.

Illustration copyright © 1986 Foundation Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam

Originally published in The Netherlands by Meulenhoff/Landshoff as De Schetsboeken van Vincent van Gogh.

Text copyright © 1986 Johannes van der Wolk English translation copyright © 1987 Harry N. Abrams, Inc., and Thames and Hudson Ltd.

Printed and bound in The Netherlands

Johannes van der Wolk, former director of the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, has carefully reconstructed those sketchbooks that had disintegrated, painstakingly organizing the loose pages to produce a remarkable and intimate record of the development of Van Gogh's ideas.

With 28 color reproductions of Van Gogh's paintings and over 200 facsimile pages, here is an unparalleled opportunity to discover the secrets of Van Gogh's working methods and to appreciate as never before the full range of his outstanding artistry.

With 399 illustrations, 35 in colour