Table of Contents

Foreword xvi Map xix Vincent Van Gogh And The Seasons: Images Of Nature And Humanity 2 Sjraar van Heugten `To Everything There Is A Season': The Rhythms Of The Year In Vincent Van Gogh's Socio-Religious Worldview 60 Joan E. Greer Conflicts Of Interest: Vincent Van Gogh And French Symbolism 90 Ted Gott The Seasons In Van Gogh's Letters: A Selection 101 Sjraar van Heugten Vincent Van Gogh Biography 110 Ted Gott Autumn 117 Laurie Benson, Ted Gott, Sophie Matthiesson Winter 141 Laurie Benson, Ted Gott, Sophie Matthiesson Spring 159 Laurie Benson, Ted Gott, Sophie Matthiesson Summer 193 Laurie Benson, Ted Gott, Sophie Matthiesson Van Gogh And Japanese Prints 214 Sophie Matthiesson Van Gogh's Collection Of Prints 226 Ted Gott Notes 242 Further reading 250 List of works 251 Acknowledgements and contributors 255

About the Author

Sjraar van Heugten is an independent art historian and former head of collections at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. His books include Van Gogh: The Birth of an Artist. Joan Greer is professor of the history of art, design, and visual culture at the University of Alberta. Ted Gott is senior curator of international art at the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia.

Reviews

"This book offers extensive evidence concerning van Gogh's interest in the seasons, an important theme for grasping some of the broader symbolic and spiritual associations of his art. Van Gogh and the Seasons is an essential resource for anyone interested in van Gogh, from general admirers to scholars and curators."—Matthew Simms, author of Cézanne's Watercolors