Jo van Gogh-Bonger : the woman who made vincent famous / Hans Luijten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luijten, Hans, author.

Contributor:

Richards, Lynne, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gogh-Bonger, Johanna van, 1862-1925.

Gogh-Bonger, Johanna van.

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

Gogh, Vincent van.

Art--History--Biography.

Art.

Impressionism--Post-Impressionism.

Impressionism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 535 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2022.

System Details:

text file

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..

Contents:

Introduction: 'An Amsterdam girl'

Part 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

Part 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

Part 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 Israëls

Part 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

Part 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

Part 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

Epilogue: 'An exceptional example for women' -Notes -Illustrations -Abbreviations -Bibliography -Acknowledgements

Index of Names and Titles.

Notes:

Translated from the Dutch.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350299610

1350299618

9781350299603

135029960X

9781350299597

1350299596

OCLC:

1353732483

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9781350299610 doi.