johanna van gogh

Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 – 2 September 1925) was the wife of Theo van Gogh, art dealer, and the sister-in-law of the painter Vincent van Gogh and key player in the growth of Vincent's fame. She was to find and translate all the famous letters of Vincent.

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a painting of a man wearing a yellow hat

Theo Van Gogh

Artist Van Gogh

Vincent Willem Van Gogh

Van Gogh Self Portrait

Vincent Van Gogh Paintings

This 1887 portrait by Vincent van Gogh, long thought to be a self-portrait, was reassessed in 2011 to be one of his brother Theo van Gogh.

an old book with writing on it and a drawing of a man's head

Van Gogh Drawings

Michael Angelo

Artist Sketchbook

VAN GOGH LETTER | This letter, written in March 1883 while Vincent van Gogh was living in The Hague, is addressed Anthon van Rappard. In it, van Gogh describes his growing interest in lithography. Further on, the artist discusses what he has been reading, including Charles Dickens's novella "The Haunted Man": "There is no writer who is as much a painter and artist in black and white than Dickens."

an old paper with writing on it and a drawing of a tree in the background

The Van Gogh Museum and the Van Gogh Letters sites are two spectacular responses to the use of the new media for the display of fine art. The Letters are astounding. They are capable of being displayed in the original handwriting

an instagram with a painting of a woman sitting in a chair and holding a flower

La Mousmé also known as La Mousmé, Sitting in a Cane Chair, Half-Figure (with a branch of oleander) was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888 while living in Arles, which Van Gogh dubbed "the Japan of the south". Retreating from the city, he hoped that his time in Arles would evoke in his work the simple, yet dramatic expression of Japanese art.

Teo and his wife decided to name their first child , and Vincent Van Gogh Almond Branches in Bloom moved by this gesture as evidenced by a letter written to his mother , " I immediately started a canvas for the son of Theo , to hang in their bedroom bed , blue sky ... a canvas on which to stand out great branches of white almond blossom " ( Letter 627- St. Rémy , February 20, 1890 )

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger 1889

several paintings of different styles and colors are shown in this collage, including sunflowers

After moving into the little yellow house intended to become the Studio of the South, shown in the center above, Van Gogh set about decorating the house for the arrival of his guests, particularly for the very much admired Gauguin. Van Gogh describes his vision to his brother Theo (letter dated September 9, 1888),

two drawings of people walking in front of a house and another drawing of a person standing outside

Vincent van Gogh - Letter VGM 491 - The Yellow House

The long awaited complete illustrated and annotated edition of Van Gogh’s letters, drawn from world class museums, archives and private collections, is now available for viewing at the Fine Arts Library.