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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" (USA) 1st printing. No markings, a bit of rubbing to lower cover edges, about Near Fine in about Very Good dust jacket where the top and bottom edges of the Dj is reinforced with clear tape and there is a tiny nick to the leading edge of rear flap fold. Boards, 316pp, index. Mostly B&W reproductions augmented with colour plates. This is an original interpretation of Van Gogh's work and a major contribution to Van Gogh studies: the artist is seen as a determined modern professional instead of the tortured romantic hero that legend has given us. Zemel's fresh approach emphasizes the utopian idealism that infused both Van Gogh's life and his pictures. She looks at the artist's career from 1882 to 1890 through six utopian projects or professional schemes, each embodying a specific societal crisis for Van Gogh's generation: women and sexuality, the rural artisan, republican citizenry, professional identity, the burgeoning art market, and the construction of a modern rural ideal. (2.5 JM LVR 201/b4.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" (USA) 1st printing. No markings, a hint of rubbing to lower cover corner tip, otherwise Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 316pp, index. Mostly B&W reproductions augmented with colour plates. This is an original interpretation of Van Gogh's work and a major contribution to Van Gogh studies: the artist is seen as a determined modern professional instead of the tortured romantic hero that legend has given us. Zemel's fresh approach emphasizes the utopian idealism that infused both Van Gogh's life and his pictures. She looks at the artist's career from 1882 to 1890 through six utopian projects or professional schemes, each embodying a specific societal crisis for Van Gogh's generation: women and sexuality, the rural artisan, republican citizenry, professional identity, the burgeoning art market, and the construction of a modern rural ideal. (2.5 JM HOZ 401/4.