{"product_id":"van-gogh-and-the-olive-groves-9780300260076","title":"Van Gogh and the Olive Groves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCombining deep focus with a multifaceted approach to reveal formal, technical, and spiritual aspects of the olive tree motif that dominated the painter’s production during his time in a Provençal asylum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVan Gogh and the Olive Groves\u003c\/em\u003e reunites for the first time the important series of paintings that Vincent van Gogh (1853–90) dedicated to the motif of olive trees during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The book contextualizes this work within Van Gogh’s artistic production and explores its deeply personal, often religious resonance. It also features in-depth findings on the artist’s technique, materials, and palette resulting from a three-year cross-disciplinary conservation science research project that rigorously examined all 15 paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest are new discoveries concerning Van Gogh’s use of unstable pigments, his application of paint \u003cem\u003een plein air\u003c\/em\u003e versus in the studio, and the chronology of the series. Produced between June and December 1889, this bold and highly experimental series employs the motif as a constant in the artist’s passionate investigation of the expressive powers of colour, line, and subject. Painting the olive trees at different times of day and in different seasons was a quest to unlock their quintessential features, which to him represented the spirit of Provence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428412047596,"sku":"9780300260076","price":95.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300260076.jpg?v=1774496762","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/van-gogh-and-the-olive-groves-9780300260076","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}