Through the Eyes of Vincent Van Gogh: Selected Drawing and Paintings - Hardcover

by Barrington Barber (Author)

This deluxe hardback collection with gilded page-edges brings together the incredible full-color artworks of Vincent Van Gogh alongside rich biographical detail, written by best-selling art educator Barrington Barber.

Vincent Van Gogh took as his subjects the places and people around him. This collection of some of his most touching and intimate works spans his entire lifetime and comes with insightful commentaries by artist-teacher, Barrington Barber. Van Gogh was productive as an artist for just ten years but his output was prodigious and varied, ranging from portraits of working people performing simple tasks, landscapes infused with the brilliant light of the Midi to everyday objects.

Through the Eyes of Vincent Van Gogh presents examples of these genres and places them in the context of the artist's life at the time. It is a beautiful introduction to the artist, his life and his legacy.

Author Biography

Barrington Barber was educated at Hampton Grammar School and later Twickenham Art Schoo for which he received a National Diploma of Design. He then practiced as an illustrator (Saxon Artist) and Graphic Designer, was Art Director at Ogilvie & Mather and S.H. Bensons, and was a lecturer in Graphic Design at Ealing Art School. Other credits include freelance work, designer, illustrator, animator and painter at Augustine Studios. He was awarded a one man exhibition in 2000 at St. Oswald Studios, and also exhibited in Putney in 2003 and Cork Street in 2004. He was Head of Art at St James's Independent Schools. He now paints, draws, writes about art, and enjoys sports, walking, philosophy and meditation.