Van Gogh & Japan
(Book)

Catalog accompanies the exhibition of the same name at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 23 March-24 June 2018, and previously seen at Hokkaidō Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, 26 August-15 October 2017; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 24 October 2017-8 January 2018; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 20 January-4 March 2018.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index.

"Van Gogh & Japan" :,March 23-June 24, 2018,,Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

"Van Gogh & Japan" :,August 26-October 15, 2017,,Hokkaidō Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan.

"Van Gogh & Japan" :,October 24, 2017-January 8, 2018,,Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.

"Van Gogh & Japan" :,January 20-March 4, 2018,,the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan.

Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) encounter with Japanese ukiyo-e prints during his time in Paris was decisive for the direction that his art would take in the years to come. He enthusiastically assembled a collection of the prints with the idea of dealing in them, and soon was captivated by their colorful and cheerful imagery and style, which began to exert a dramatic influence on his own work. Gradually this enchanted world became his main artistic reference point. From then on, he positioned himself as an artist in the Japanese tradition in order to gain a reputation with the avant-garde of the day. This gorgeous publication offers a detailed reassessment of the impact Japanese printmaking had on Van Gogh's creative output. Featuring essays by the world's leading Van Gogh experts, this book details the ways in which the artist constructed his understanding of a Japanese aesthetic and his utopian ideal of a so-called primitive society, and incorporated these into his own vision and practice. The size, nature, and importance of Van Gogh's own collection of Japanese prints are also explored. Lavish illustrations include oil paintings and drawings by Van Gogh as well as a selection of the Japanese works that so captured his imagination.

Translation of the Dutch edition, which included material translated from Japanese. It is not identical to the English edition published in Japan. Also issued in a French language edition.

Text in English.

Exhibited: "Van Gogh & Japan", Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 23 March-24 June 2018.

Exhibited: "Van Gogh & Japan", Hokkaidō Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, 26 August-15 October 2017.

Exhibited: "Van Gogh & Japan", Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 24 October 2017-8 January 2018.

Exhibited: "Van Gogh & Japan", The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 20 January-4 March 2018.