Vincent van Gogh and the Birth of Cloisonism traces the emergence of a bold, decorative approach to painting that helped reshape late‑19th‑century art. Through incisive essays and carefully reproduced plates, Bogomila Welsh‑Ovcharov explores how Van Gogh and his contemporaries adopted strong outlines, flattened colour fields, and simplified forms to break from academic tradition. This catalogue illuminates the ideas, artists, and works that fed Cloisonism’s rise and offers readers a richly illustrated guide to a pivotal moment in modern art..