This book considers the influence of other artists' prints and drawings on Van Gogh's graphic oeuvre. It juxtaposes a selection of Van Gogh's work - some forty drawings and prints - with a range of works that inspired him. \

These include prints from illustrated magazines and 19th-century prints, which he avidly collected and which strongly influenced his early work, as well as replicas of 17th-century prints, Japanese prints and other works which inspired his remarkable drawings with the reed pen in Provence.

Van Gogh absorbed a multitude of influences, which combined to create drawings that are highly innovative, not only in style but often also in technique.

• Author: Sjraar van Heugten
• Publisher: Actes Sud; 1st edition
• Publication date:  17 August 2015
• Format: Hardback
• Size: 22.35 x 2.03 x 28.45 cm