{"product_id":"the-drawings-of-vincent-van-gogh-9780500031391","title":"The Drawings of Vincent van Gogh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling and authoritative overview of the drawings of Vincent van Gogh, one of the most celebrated and intriguing figures in the history of art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Drawings of Vincent van Gogh\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive account celebrating the genius and singularity of the artist's achievements in this field. Arranged by theme - from drawings of humble harvesters to beautifully rendered depictions of landscape, pensive life studies to memorable sketches of the famous Yellow House in Arles and other places - Van Gogh's works on paper are explored from a fresh perspective by art historian Christopher Lloyd, who records the artist's successes, failures, experiments, trials and disappointments. Primarily self-taught, Van Gogh approached drawing instinctually, but soon recognized the importance of mastering the grammar of art - anatomy, modelling, foreshortening, perspective - as well as materials and techniques, in order to convey his emotional responses to a subject as vividly as possible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using examples from the artist's voluminous and highly charged family correspondence, sketchbooks, as well as comparative artworks by Rembrandt, Dürer and others, the resulting overview gives us a greater understanding of why drawing is so important within Van Gogh's unique oeuvre and equals the intensity and reputation of his paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780500031391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 30 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Smith Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 22.1(H)x19(L)860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 860\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eChristopher Lloyd is an art historian and curator. He was Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures in the British Royal Collection from 1988 to 2005, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eEdgar Degas: Drawings and Pastels\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003ePaul Cézanne: Drawings and Watercolours\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eImpressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and \u003ci\u003eMasterpieces: An Art Lover's Guide to Great Britain and Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), all published by Thames \u0026amp; Hudson. His many other publications include art monographs, official catalogues of museum collections and general surveys of the British Royal Collection.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Christopher Lloyd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49041641341145,"sku":"9780500031391","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780500031391.jpg?v=1785937054","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-drawings-of-vincent-van-gogh-9780500031391","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}