Van Gogh / Antonin Artaud. Society's suicide.
Skira| N° d'inventaire | 17983 |
| Format | 24 x 32 |
| Détails | 208 p., color illustrations, publisher's cloth binding. |
| Publication | Paris, 2014 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
On the occasion of the Vincent Van Gogh retrospective organized at the Musée de l'Orangerie in 1947, gallery owner Pierre Loeb suggested that Antonin Artaud write a text on the painter. Challenging the thesis supported by Dr. Beer in Van Gogh's On the Demon, the writer protests against society's judgment on the mental health of this genius gifted with superior lucidity and accuses his detractors of having driven him to suicide. To support his thesis, Artaud draws on the paintings discovered at the Orangerie. He clarifies his memories by consulting two abundantly illustrated books and asks for letters from the painter to his brother Theo to be read to him. His inspired analysis reveals the profound and often hidden meaning of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings. This catalog thus demonstrates the sensitive connections between the two artists, through some forty paintings, a selection of drawings and letters from the painter, as well as drawings and photographs by the writer.
On the occasion of the Vincent Van Gogh retrospective organized at the Musée de l'Orangerie in 1947, gallery owner Pierre Loeb suggested that Antonin Artaud write a text on the painter. Challenging the thesis supported by Dr. Beer in Van Gogh's On the Demon, the writer protests against society's judgment on the mental health of this genius gifted with superior lucidity and accuses his detractors of having driven him to suicide. To support his thesis, Artaud draws on the paintings discovered at the Orangerie. He clarifies his memories by consulting two abundantly illustrated books and asks for letters from the painter to his brother Theo to be read to him. His inspired analysis reveals the profound and often hidden meaning of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings. This catalog thus demonstrates the sensitive connections between the two artists, through some forty paintings, a selection of drawings and letters from the painter, as well as drawings and photographs by the writer.