Vincent is published by SelfMadeHero on 6 March priced £12. Dutch artist and writer Barbara Stoks Vincent is the second graphic novel Ive read from SelfMadeHeros Art Masters series, after reviewing Munch last month. In this graphic novel, artist and writer Barbara Stok. Graphic novels on the lives of Dalí and Picasso are to follow. The turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh continues to serve as a source of inspiration for many people. The book was commissioned in conjunction with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and is the second in SelfMadeHero’s Art Masters series, following Rembrandt. ‘An affectionate tribute to a revered figure, captures the vibrant colours of Van Gogh’s art and devises a distinctive style to depict his emotional turmoil’, says SelfMadeHero. These are weaved with interpretations of some of his most famous paintings including Van Gogh’s Bedroom, Wheat Field with Crows, and Starry Night. The book takes an epistolary approach, formed from a series of letters between Van Gogh and his brother Theo.

Vincent droomt ervan in Arles een kunstenaarshuis te stichten voor zichzelf en zijn artistieke vrienden. Stripmaker Barbara Stok neemt in dit verhaal de lezer mee naar de korte, intense periode die de schilder in Zuid-Frankrijk doorbrengt. The book, simply entitled Vincent, charts the artist’s time during his short stay in Arles, Provence from 1888 -1890, where he ‘had one of his most intense, creative periods’, according to SelfMadeHero. Het bewogen leven van Vincent van Gogh blijft een onuitputtelijke inspiratiebron.

By Emily Gosling Ma4:49 pm Febru3:18 pm Vincent coverīeyond this, though, details may be rather sketchy.Ī new way to find out more about the iconic Dutch artist’s life has arrived in the form of a graphic novel by Dutch illustrator Barbara Stok, published by SelfMadeHero in March.

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