Art reviews: Van Gogh and Britain: Dealer who made Vincent see double

From: Scotland on Sunday | Date: July 16, 2006| Author: Iain Gale | Copyright information

Van Gogh And Britain Dean Gallery, Edinburgh

WHAT'S in a name? Well, when that name is Vincent, just about everything. Entering the Dean Gallery, en route to the Van Gogh exhibition, the first thing you notice are the two outdoor ticket kiosks which alert you to the fact that this is being hyped as the year's big crowd pleaser. Are we surprised? Van Gogh consistently takes saleroom prices to record heights and every year new biographies are eagerly lapped up. He is also surely the on...