Van Gogh and Britain

Near to the opening of the exhibition is one of the artist's latest paintings, l'Arlésienne, which demonstrates Dickens's role in Van Gogh's imaginative life. Good God, what an artist!' Writing from hospital in 1890, Van Gogh told his brother that 'I have sent for a few...

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Published inDickensian Vol. 115; no. 508; pp. 191 - 193
Main Author Ormond, Leonee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London The Dickens Fellowship 01.07.2019
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Artists
Christmas
Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896)
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Near to the opening of the exhibition is one of the artist's latest paintings, l'Arlésienne, which demonstrates Dickens's role in Van Gogh's imaginative life. Good God, what an artist!' Writing from hospital in 1890, Van Gogh told his brother that 'I have sent for a few more books so as to have a few solid ideas in my head, and I have read again "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and Dickens's Christmas books', the very books which appear in ĽArlésienne'. The brilliant colour here presents a contrast to many of the works in the first part of the exhibition, as does the way in which some artists adapt Van Gogh's conception, and in particular his painting of flowers, into a twentieth-century style.
ISSN:0012-2440