3/1/2024 0 Comments Online sketchpads![]() An interchangeable walnut wood picture frame is included on the underside of the cube, which can be used to display the loose sketches. The edition is accompanied by a richly-illustrated book introducing the works and the period in which Van Gogh used these sketchbooks. In addition to the sketchbooks, this edition features reproductions of loose sketchbook drawings and two notebooks containing cheerful drawings that Van Gogh made for Betsy Tersteeg, the young daughter of Hermanus Tersteeg, Van Gogh’s manager at the Goupil & Cie art dealership. Each reproduction comes in a separate felt-lined drawer, which can be opened from all four sides of the cube. The facsimiles are presented in a walnut wood cube, based on the ‘Rietveld size’ of 35 x 35 x 35 cm. The edition is available now in the Van Gogh Museum webstore, the online shop and at various Dutch bookstores. The facsimile edition was produced in a limited run of 1,000 numbered copies. ![]() This resulted in a reproduction that is identical to the original. Every detail was taken into consideration: colour, materials, damage, stains, folds, creases and stretched elastic. They worked together to create the most true-to-life reproduction. ![]() Eye for detailĪ total of 25 acclaimed Dutch companies and craftspeople were involved in the creation of the facsimiles. They show how Van Gogh saw the world and how he practiced drawing extensively on his way to becoming an artist. ![]() This facsimile edition features the four sketchbooks from the years that Van Gogh spent in Nuenen, Antwerp, Paris and Auvers-sur-Oise (1884-1890). Studying Van Gogh’s sketchbooks is like looking over his shoulder it’s almost impossible to get closer to the artist. These unique sketchbooks are now available as limited edition facsimiles, together with two notebooks, several loose sketches and a letter. Of the many sketchbooks that Vincent van Gogh must have owned, only four have stood the test of time. ![]()
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