Through Vincent''s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources

A revelatory resituation of Van Goghs familiar works in the company of the surprising variety of nineteenth-century art and literature he most revered

Vincent van Goghs (18531890) idiosyncratic style grew out of a deep admiration for and connection to the nineteenth-century art world. This fresh look at Van Goghs influences explores the artists relationship to the Barbizon School painters Jean-François Millet and Georges MichelVan Goghs self-proclaimed mentorsas well as to Realists like Jean-François Raffaëlli and Léon Lhermitte. New scholarship offers insights into Van Goghs emulation of Adolphe Monticelli, his absorption of the Hague School through Anton Mauve and Jozef Israëls, and his keen interest in the work of the Impressionists. This copiously illustrated volume also discusses Van Goghs allegiance to the colorism of Eugène Delacroix, as well as his alliance with the Realist literature of Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Although Van Gogh has often been portrayed as an insular and tortured savant, Through Vincents Eyes provides a fascinating deep dive into the artists sources of inspiration that reveals his expansive interest in the artistic culture of his time.

Published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Columbus Museum of Art
(November 12, 2021February 6, 2022)

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
(February 27May 22, 2022) See more