Jo Van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous

ISBN-13: 9781350299580 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 526 str.

Hans Luijten; Lynne Richards

Opis

Crediting sister-in-law Jo for Vincent van Gogh's posthumous fame, this book recounts the fascinating life of a visionary woman with the drive to shake the art world to its core.

Recenzje

[Luijten] presents a fascinating and detailed account of [Jo van Gogh-Bonger's] astonishing life . [A] magnificent tribute. Martin Bailey The Art Newspaper

Spis treści

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 Paris6. Life with the duality of Theo and Vincent Part Three: Boarding house keeper with an attic full of art, 1891-19017. Back in the Netherlands-Villa Helma in Bussum8. Contacts with Jan Veth, Jan Toorop and Richard Roland Holst9. Playing with fire-Isaac IsraëlsPart Four: Second marriage and concentrated promotion of Van Gogh's work, 1901-510. 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, 1905-1212. A magnificent exhibition in the summer of 190513. The art dealers Gaston Bernheim, Paul Cassirer and Johannes de Bois14. Contracts for publication of Van Gogh's lettersPart Six: Efforts for social democracy and publication of Van Gogh's letters, 1912-2515. 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 English18. A sacrifice for Vincent's gloryEpilogue: 'An exceptional example for women' NotesIllustrationsAbbreviationsBibliographyAcknowledgementsIndex of Names and Titles

O autorze

Hans Luijten is a senior researcher at the Van Gogh Museum. He is co-editor of the six-volume Vincent van Gogh - The Letters: The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition (2009, based on vangoghletters.org) and editor of Jo Bonger's unpublished diaries (2019, launched online at bongerdiaries.org).