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Quick view Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg Vincent van Gogh-one of the 19th century's most brilliant artists-will forever be remembered as the Dutchman who cut off his ear. But this incident only underscores the passion that consumed him-a passion that, when he took up painting at age 27,... View Details
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Quick view Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Conquest of Colour,1909-1954 by Hilary Spurling Here for the first time is the truth about Matisse's models, especially two Russians: his pupil Olga Meerson and the extraordinary Lydia Delectorskaya, who became his studio manager, secretary, and companion in the last two decades of his life. View Details
