Vincent van Gogh’s career as an artist was brief, intense, only successful long after his death, but of enormous influence. He also painted lots of trees.
landscape
A chronological index to articles in this series, with example paintings.
A journey from early 1800s realism to Post-Impressionism, in the company of innumerable trees.
Had he been French or British, he would probably have been rated as one of the greatest painters of the 1800s.
If Constable acted as a bridge, Corot was the crossroad leading to ‘modern’ art.
This excellent book is not to be rushed: the delight is in its detail.
Constable may seem an unlikely revolutionary, but his landscapes and their trees inspired the Barbizon School and Impressionists.
A brief glance through the history of painting trees in the landscape, from Rubens and Poussin to van Gogh and Pissarro.
This book, and exhibition, start to document and analyse an essentially new field.
A total of 17 paintings by 13 artists from 11 viewpoints, covering 261 years of art and parliamentary history.
