van gogh

story of van gogh Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert, a village in the southern province of North Brabant. He was the eldest son of the Reverend Theodorus van Gogh (1822-1885) and Anna Cornelia Carbentus (1819-1907). At the age of 16 he started work at the Hague gallery of the French art dealers, Goupil & Co., in which his uncle Vincent was a partner. His brother Theo, who was born on May 1, 1857, later worked …

…two days later. Theo, who had stored the bulk of Vincent's work in Paris, died six months later. His widow, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862-1925), returned to Holland with the collection, and dedicated herself to getting her brother-in-law the recognition he deserved. In 1914, with his fame assured, she published the correspondence between the two brothers. From that moment on Van Gogh's oeuvre became inextricably interwoven with the story of his remarkable and tragic life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**