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Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 – 2 September 1925) was a multilingual Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh, and Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh-Bonger played a key role in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's posthumous fame.
Apr 14, 2021 · By Russell Shorto. Published April 14, 2021 Updated June 15, 2023. Listen to This Article. Audio Recording by Audm. In 1885, a 22-year-old Dutch woman named Johanna Bonger met Theo van Gogh,...
Her husband Theo van Gogh died, leaving Jo behind with their baby son and a flat full of artworks by his brother Vincent.
Jo van Gogh-Bonger. When in 1885, Johanna met Theo van Gogh, Vincent’s younger brother, she was 22 years old, bound for an uneventful life as a language teacher, a life that could impossibly satisfy her strong passion for art and intellectual pursuits.
Jo van Gogh-Bonger (1862–1925) was Theo van Gogh’s wife and mother of Vincent Willem, who later founded the Van Gogh Museum. Years of research have resulted in a biography focusing on her as an individual and on her role in publicizing the importance of her brother-in-law Vincent’s life and work.
Sep 30, 2021 · Fortunately, Vincent still had a formidable champion in his corner ── Theo's wife Johanna. Interestingly, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger ── better known as Jo ── only became part of the van Gogh clan in 1889, shortly before Vincent's death. Born in 1862, Jo worked as an English teacher at two different girls' schools before her marriage.
Nov 1, 2010 · It was Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger, the wife of Vincent Van Gogh's brother Theodore, who took it upon herself to introduce Van Gogh's paintings to the world after his death.
