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Exhibition Review
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1255–9
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Thompson, Jennifer A. (Thompson, Jennifer A.)
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Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers National Gallery, London 14th September 2024–19th January 2025 | :
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Attributed works:
22. The poet’s garden (public garden in Arles), by Vincent van Gogh. 1888. Oil on canvas, 73 by 92 cm. (Private collection; exh. National Gallery, London).
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23. Undergrowth, by Vincent van Gogh. 1889. Oil on canvas, 73 by 92.3 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; exh. National Gallery, London).
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24. L’Arlesienne, by Vincent van Gogh. 1890. Oil on canvas, 60 by 50 cm. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome; exh. National Gallery, London).
Article
Authenticity issues with works by Vincent van Gogh
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1045–55
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Meedendorp, Teio (Meedendorp, Teio)
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Oudheusden, Saskia van (Oudheusden, Saskia van)
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Tilborgh, Louis van (Tilborgh, Louis van)
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1. Self-portrait as a painter, by Vincent van Gogh. 1887–88. Oil on canvas, 61.5 by 50 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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10. Comparison of pink colours in the collars, left: Head of a woman with a green bonnet (Fig.8), right: Head of a woman (Fig.6).
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11. Comparison of lips, top: Head of a woman with a green bonnet (Fig.8), centre: Head of a woman (Fig.6).
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12. Detail of infra-red reflectogram of Head of a woman (Fig.6).
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14. Wood gatherers in the snow, by Vincent van Gogh. August/September 1884. Oil on canvas on panel, 67 by 126 cm. (Private collection).
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15. Reproduction of Fig.14 in Vincent van Gogh: 40 Photocollographies d’après ses tableaux et dessins, Amsterdam 1904, plate 19.
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17. Detail of Fig.14, showing the man in Van Gogh’s original painting.
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2. Interior of a restaurant, formerly attributed to Vincent van Gogh. Oil on canvas, 65 by 81 cm. (Private collection).
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3. Interior of the Grand Bouillon-Restaurant le Chalet, Paris, by Vincent van Gogh. November, early December 1887. Oil on canvas, 54 by 64.5 cm. (Private collection).
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4. Photo of Fig.3 from J.-B. de la Faille: Vincent van Gogh, Paris 1939, p.388.
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5. Portrait of Etienne-Lucien Martin, by Vincent van Gogh. November 1887. Oil on canvas, 65.8 by 54.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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6. Head of a woman, by an unknown artist. Early 20th century, probably between 1902 and 1909. Oil on canvas on panel, 40 by 29.9 cm. (Private collection).
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7. Reproduction of ‘Frau mit grüner Haube’, from Kunst und Künstler 12 (1914), p.596.
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8. Head of a woman with a green bonnet, by Vincent van Gogh. Late 1884–early 1885. Oil on canvas on panel, 40.1 by 29.6 cm. (Private collection).
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9. Red: Head of a woman with a green bonnet (Fig.8); green: Head of a woman (Fig.6). (Overlay Heleen van Driel, Van Gogh Museum).
Western art unattributed:
13. Wood gatherer, formerly attributed to Vincent van Gogh. Pencil and watercolour on laid paper, 32.5 by 25 cm. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
16. Detail of Fig.15, showing the highlights on the man’s clothing.
Exhibition Review
Van Gogh’s Cypresses
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 893–895
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Lopez, Jonathan (Lopez, Jonathan)
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Van Gogh’s Cypresses Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 22nd May–27th August | :
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4. Landscape with path and pollard willows, by Vincent van Gogh. 1888. Pencil, pen, reed pen and ink on paper, 25.8 by 34.7 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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5. Orchard bordered by cypresses, by Vincent van Gogh. 1888. Oil on canvas, 32.5 by 40 cm. (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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6. Starry night, by Vincent van Gogh. 1889. Oil on canvas, 73.7 by 92.1 cm. (Museum of Modern Art, New York; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Exhibition Review
Van Gogh in Auvers: His Final Months
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 890–893
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Thomson, Richard (Thomson, Richard)
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Van Gogh in Auvers: His Final Months Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 12th May–3rd September | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Adeline Ravoux, by Vincent van Gogh. 1890. Oil on canvas, 67 by 55 cm. (Private collection; exh. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam).
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2. Blossoming chestnut branches, by Vincent van Gogh. 1890. Oil on canvas, 73 by 92 cm. (Kunsthaus Zürich; exh. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam).
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3. Field with haystacks, by Vincent van Gogh. 1890. Oil on canvas, 50 by 100 cm. (Fondation Beyeler, Riehen; exh. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam).
Book Review
Jo van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 808–809
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Homburg , Cornelia (Homburg , Cornelia)
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Jo van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous By Hans Luijten, translated by Lynne Richards. 544 pp. incl. 63 col. + 67 b. & w. ills. (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, London, 2023), £20. ISBN 978–1–350–29958–0. | :
Illustrations
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5. Jo van Gogh-Bonger in the living room at 77 Koninginneweg in Amsterdam. 1909 or later. On the wall behind the desk are Henri Fantin-Latour’s Flowers (1877) and Vincent van Gogh’s Vase of honesty (1884) and Landscape at twilight (1890). (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam).
Article
Becoming ‘obeliscal’: Van Gogh, ancient Egypt and the global Orient – II: obelisks
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 394-411
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Hall, James (Hall, James)
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1. Landscape in Provence by night, by Vincent van Gogh. 1890. Oil on canvas, 90.6 by 72 cm. (Kröller-Muller Museum, Otterlo; Bridgeman Images).
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10. Orchard in blossom, bordered by cypresses, by Vincent van Gogh. 1888. Oil on canvas, 64.9 by 81.2 cm. (Kröller-Muller Museum, Otterlo).
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11. Cypresses and two women, by Vincent van Gogh. 1890. Oil on canvas, 91.6 by 72.4 cm. (Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo; Bridgeman Images).
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12. Statue of a married couple. Egyptian (Giza), 2620–2500 BC. 97.7 by 48 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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13. Landscape with cottages and boundary post on the Spaarndammerdijk (‘L’Obelisque’), by Rembrandt. c.1650. Etching and drypoint, 8.2 (arched) by 16.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
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14. Starry night, by Vincent van Gogh. 1889. Oil on canvas, 73.7 by 92.1 cm. (Museum of Modern Art, New York; Bridgeman Images).
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15. The Simplest Egyptian house (ground plan), 1875. Engraving, 6.5 by 3.5 cm. (From E.-E. Viollet-le-Duc: Histoire de l’Habitation Humaine: depuis les temps préhistoriques jusqu’à nos jours, Paris 1875, p.90, fig.33: A Garden. B Food Store. C Latrines. D Pigeons. E Chickens. F Medicines. G Courtyard. H and I Bedrooms).
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16. The simplest Egyptian house, 1875. Engraving, 10 by 9 cm. (From E.-E. Viollet-le-Duc: Histoire de l’Habitation Humaine: depuis les temps préhistoriques jusqu’à nos jours, Paris 1875, p.91, fig.34).
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17. Egyptian House at the Exposition Universelle, by Charles Garnier. 1889. (Photograph by G. Massiot & cie).
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18. The raising of the Luxor obelisk. 1836. Gilt bronze inset into the granite base of the Luxor obelisk, place de la Concorde, Paris. (Wikicommons).
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19. Height of the Eiffel Tower compared with the world’s principal monuments. Engraving. (From G. Tissandier: La Tour Eiffel de 300 mètres: description du monument, sa construction, ses organes mécaniques, son but et son utilité, Paris 1889, p.3, fig.1).
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2. The place de la République, Arles, with the obelisk fountain and the Church of Sainte-Anne. (Photograph Wolfgang Moroder).
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20. The Eiffel Tower, by Georges Seurat. ?1889. Oil on panel, 25.1 by 15.7 cm. (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; NPL – DeA Picture Library; Bridgeman Images).
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21. The illumination of the Eiffel Tower, by Georges Garen. After 6th May 1889. Chromolithograph, 52.5 by 34 cm. (Wikicommons).
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22. Opening of the Exposition Universelle, by M. Gérardin. Engraving. (Le Monde Illustré, 11th May 1889, pp.316–17).
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23. Egyptian head and figure study, by Vincent van Gogh. 1890. Chalk on paper, 31.4 by 23.9 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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24. Box containing a figurine and a mummified element. Egyptian, 664–332 BC. Paint, wood, linen and human remains, 12.3 by 3.5 by 3.3 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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25. Wheatfield, with cypresses, by Vincent van Gogh. 1889. Oil on canvas, 73.2 by 93.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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3. Sir Thomas Elyot, by Hans Holbein the Younger. c.1532–34. Black and coloured chalks, white body colour and brush and ink on pale pink prepared paper, 27.8 by 20.8 cm. (sheet). (Royal Collection Trust / © HM King Charles III 2023).
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4. Self-portrait with portrait of Gauguin, by Émile Bernard. 1888. Oil on canvas, 46 by 56 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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5. Self-portrait dedicated to Paul Gauguin, by Vincent van Gogh. 1888. Oil on canvas, 61.5 by 50.3 cm. (Fogg Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge MA; Bridgeman Images).
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6. The blue coffee-pot, by Émile Bernard. 1888. Oil on canvas, 55.2 by 45.8 cm. (Kunsthalle, Bremen).
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7. Still-life with blue enamel coffeepot, earthenware and fruit, by Vincent van Gogh. 1888. Oil on canvas, 65 by 81 cm. (Private collection; Lefevre Fine Art Ltd, London; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Stela of Princess Nefertiabet, with funerary feast. Egyptian, 2590– 2533 BC. Limestone with black, yellow and red paint, 37.7 by 52.5 by 8.3 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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9. A Sunday on the Grande-Jatte, by Georges Seurat. 1884–86. Oil on canvas, 208 by 308 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago; Bridgeman Images).
Article
Becoming ‘obeliscal’: Van Gogh, ancient Egypt and the global Orient – I: figures
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 280-301
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Hall, James (Hall, James)
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1. Pots and apples, by Emile Bernard. 1887. Oil on canvas, 46.2 by 55.2 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; © RMN-Grand Palais; Hervé Lewandowski).
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10. Hathoric capital from Dendera. Egyptian, 332–30 BC. Limestone, 52.5 by 46 by 11.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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11. Nude girl, seated, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1886. Oil on canvas, 27.1 by 23.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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12. Seated girl and Venus statuette, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1886. Chalk on paper, 47.5 by 62 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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13. Self-portrait as a sphinx, by Léopold Armand Hugo. 1871. Etching on paper, 34 by 25 cm. (Rodin Museum, Paris).
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14. Self-portrait, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1889. Oil on canvas, 65 by 54.2 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
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15. Galerie Henri IV, the Louvre, looking northwards. 1885. (From C. Aulanier: Le musée Charles X et le département des antiquités égyptiennes (Histoire du palais et du musee du Louvre 8), Paris 1961, p.60).
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16. Bonaparte before the Sphinx (‘Oedipus’), by Jean-Léon Gérôme. 1886. Oil on canvas, 61.6 by 101.9 cm. (Hearst Castle, San Simeon CA; Bridgeman Images).
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17. Self-portrait at the easel, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1886. Oil on canvas, 46.5 by 38.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation; © Fine Art Images; Bridgeman Images).
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18. Self-portrait at the easel, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1887–88. Oil on canvas, 65.1 by 50 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation; © Fine Art Images; Bridgeman Images).
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19. Napoleon, after a plaster model by Antoine-Denis Chaudet. 1807–09. Marble, 59 by 28.5 by 26.0 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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21. Aristotle, by Nicola Billy, after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. 1750. Engraving, 23 by 16.5 cm. (including text). (From G.G. Bottari: Musei Capitolini tomus primus(-quartus), Rome 1750, I, no.8).
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22. Egyptian figure, by Carlo Gregorii after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. 1755. Engraving, 34.5 by 17.5 cm. (including text). (From G.G. Bottari: Musei Capitolini tomus primus(-quartus), Rome 1755, III, no.86).
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23. Brutus, drawn after a plaster cast. 1869. Lithograph, 45 by 62 cm. (From C Bargue and J.-L. Gérôme: Cours de dessin, Paris 1869, I, pl.52).
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24. Portrait statue. Engraving, 19 by 13 cm. (internal frame). (From Comte de Caylus, Recueil d’antiquités égyptiennes, étrusques, grecques, romaines et gauloises, Paris 1752, I, pl.1)
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25. Dante, drawn after a plaster cast. 1869. Lithograph, 45 by 62 cm. (From C Bargue and J.-L. Gérôme: Cours de dessin, Paris 1869, I, pl.34).
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26. Study and Genius unveil ancient Egypt to Greece, by François- Edouard Picot. c. 1827. Oil on canvas, 478 by 600 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © Photo Josse; Bridgeman Images).
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28. Julian Père Tanguy, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1887–88. Oil on canvas, 92 by 75 cm. (Rodin Museum, Paris; © Peter Willi; Bridgeman Images).
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29. Predominance of the Dimension of Width: Egyptian Temple, by Lé on Gaucherel. 1876. Engraving, 4.3 by 11.5 cm. (From C. Blanc: Grammaire des Arts du Dessin, Paris 1876, p.88).
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3. Exposition Universelle: L’Histoire de L’Habitation Humaine. Wood engraving. (From Le Monde Illustré, 25th May 1889, p.344).
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30. Maurice Appert seated, by Georges Seurat. Before 1888. Conté crayon and gouache on paper, 31 by 24 cm. (Private collection; Lefevre Fine Art Ltd, London; Bridgeman Images).
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31. Self-portrait with bandaged ear, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1889. Oil on canvas, 60.5 by 50 cm. (Courtauld Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
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4. Egyptian House, Exposition Universelle of 1889, by Charles Garnier. 1889. Watercolour on paper, 94.7 by 63.5 cm. (Archives nationales, Paris, CP/F/12/4055/D/A, pièce 10).
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5. Egyptian head, by Vincent Van Gogh, 1890. Chalk on paper, 31.4 by 23.8 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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6. View in North Transept, by Matthew Digby Wyatt after P.H. Delamotte. 1854. Chromolithograph, 18.2 by 26.4 cm. (From Views of the Crystal Palace and Park, Sydenham, London 1854; photograph Yale Center for British Art, New Haven CT).
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7. The Egyptian Hall of the Louvre, visitors in front of the Grand Sphinx, by Guillaume Larrue. c.1880. Oil on canvas, 69 by 88 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © Josse; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Middle Egypt – the Sphinx, by Maxime du Camp. December 1849; printed 1851. Salted paper print from paper negative, 42.8 by 29.5 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © His Majesty King Charles III 2022).
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9. Head of a woman (Gordina de Groot), by Vincent Van Gogh. 1885. Oil on canvas, 42.7 by 33.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation; Bridgeman Images).
Non-western art unattributed:
2. The god Re-Horakhty being brought offerings, with fruit on his lap. Egyptian, 943–735(?) BC. Painted wood, 20.8 by 15.7 by 3.6 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Non-western art unattributed:
27. Detail of a statue of Ankh. Egyptian, 2700–2620 BC. Diorite, 62.5 by 20.5 by 32.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
20. Sepa. Egyptian, 2700–2620 BC. Painted limestone, 169 by 44 by 50.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Book Review
Van Gogh’s Finale: Auvers and the Artist’s Rise to Fame
07/2022 | 1432 | 164
Pages: 732-733
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Esner, Rachel (Esner, Rachel)
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Van Gogh’s Finale: Auvers and the Artist’s Rise to Fame By Martin Bailey. 240 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Frances Lincoln, London, 2021), £25. ISBN 978–0–7112–5700–9. | :
Exhibition Review
Van Gogh: Self-Portraits
05/2022 | 1430 | 164
Pages: 509-512
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Reviewer:
Thomson, Belinda (Thomson, Belinda)
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Van Gogh: Self-Portraits Courtauld Gallery, London 3rd February–8th May | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Self-portrait, by Vincent van Gogh. March– June 1887. Oil on artist’s board, 41 by 33 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation; exh. Courtauld Gallery, London).
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23. Self-portrait as a painter, by Vincent van Gogh. December 1887–February 1888. Oil on canvas, 65.1 by 50 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation; exh. Courtauld Gallery, London).
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24. Self-portrait, by Vincent van Gogh. September 1889. Oil on canvas, 57.8 by 44.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington; exh. Courtauld Gallery, London).
Article
Obituary: Richard Kendall (1946–2021)
03/2022 | 1428 | 164
Pages: 325-326
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Author:
Ganz, James A. (Ganz, James A.)
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Richard Kendall, photographed in 2017. (Photograph Jill DeVonyar).
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