![]() ![]() Stok captures Van Gogh’s serious depression following Gauguin’s departure. Oubererie’s loose and frenetic drawing style. ![]() Birmant’s Picasso is a furiously determined protagonist full of palpable jealousy and ego, his actions punctuated by Mr. Stok’s story of Van Gogh goes to dark places, following the artist’s obsessive work ethic and manic outbursts into a clear psychotic episode. The books are a visual tour of the influences and influencers in each artist’s life and career, with accounts of early success and many, many obstacles, but don’t expect a Disneyfied story-no, these are not children’s books. Vincent by Barbara Stok was this month, and Pablo by Julie Birmant and Clément Oubrerie comes out April 7.Ī page from Barbara Stok’s Vincent, published by SelfMadeHero and distributed by Abrams. Beginning with Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh, the books are being distributed in the U.S. Often densely written, historic biographies can be a lot to digest, but the publisher’s new Art Masters graphic novel series revives the form through visual storytelling exploring the lives of some of art history’s greatest-with work by some of the comic industry’s top artists. ![]() (Photo: Abrams)īritish publisher SelfMadeHero is putting a spin on the classic biography format. Vincent by Barbara Stok and Pablo by Julie Birmant and Clément Oubrerie. ![]()
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