Jo van Gogh-Bonger : the woman who made Vincent famous / Hans Luijten ; translated by Lynne Richards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luijten, Hans, author.

Contributor:

Richards, Lynne, translator.

Standardized Title:

Alles voor Vincent. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Gogh-Bonger, Johanna van, 1862-1925.

Gogh-Bonger, Johanna van.

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890--Appreciation.

Gogh, Vincent van.

Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890.

Women art dealers--Netherlands--Biography.

Women art dealers.

Art dealers--Netherlands--Biography.

Art dealers.

Women intellectuals--Netherlands--Biography.

Women intellectuals.

Intellectuals--Netherlands--Biography.

Intellectuals.

Art appreciation.

Netherlands.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vi, 535 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2023]

Biography/History:

Hans Luijten is Senior Researcher at the Van Gogh Museum. Lynne Richards is a professional translator and Dutch-English editor specializing in art history, general history and the humanities.

Summary:

"Little known but no less influential, Jo van Gogh-Bonger was sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, wife of his brother, Theo. When the brothers died soon after each other, she took charge of Van Gogh's artistic legacy and devoted the rest of her life to disseminating his work. Despite being widowed with a young son, Jo successfully navigated the male-dominated world of the art market--publishing Van Gogh's letters, organizing exhibitions in the Netherlands and throughout the world, and making strategic sales to private individuals and influential dealers--ultimately establishing Van Gogh's reputation as one of the finest artists of his generation. In doing so, she fundamentally changed how we view the relationship between the artist and his work. She also lived a rich and fascinating life--not only was she friends with eminent writers and artists, but she also was active within the Social Democratic Labour Party and closely involved in emerging women's movements. Using rich source material, including unseen diaries, documents and letters, Hans Luijten charts the multi-faceted life of this visionary woman with the drive to shake the art world to its core"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One A respectable middle-class family

-the Bongers, 1862

88

1. A carefree childhood in a harmonious family

2. HBS and training as an English teacher

3. Translator, teacher and love for Eduard Stumpff

pt. Two Initiation into art

-the Van Goghs, 1888

91

4. Prelude to her marriage to Theo van Gogh

5. Married life and motherhood in Paris

6. Life with the duality of Theo and Vincent

pt. Three Boarding house keeper with an attic full of art, 1891

1901

7. Back in the Netherlands

-Villa Helma in Bussum

8. Contacts with Jan Veth, Jan Toorop and Richard Roland Holst

9. Playing with fire

-Isaac Israels

pt. Four Second marriage and concentrated promotion of Van Gogh's work, 1901

5

10. Johan Cohen Gosschalk

-Villa Eikenhof in Bussum

11. Reviewing books and promoting Van Gogh

-back in Amsterdam

pt. Five Van Gogh goes from strength to strength, 1905

12

12. A magnificent exhibition in the summer of 1905

13. The art dealers Gaston Bernheim, Paul Cassirer and Johannes de Bois

14. Contracts for publication of Van Gogh's letters

pt. Six Efforts for social democracy and publication of Van Gogh's letters, 1912

25

15. The Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij (SDAP)

16. The publication of Brieven aan zijn broeder (Letters to his Brother) (1914)

17. New York-translations of the letters into English

18. A sacrifice for Vincent's glory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781350299580

1350299588

OCLC:

1303077077