Theo Van Gogh 1857™1891: Art Dealer, Collector and Brother of Vincent
Category: Books,Biographies & Memoirs,Historical
Theo Van Gogh 1857™1891: Art Dealer, Collector and Brother of Vincent Details
Theo van Gogh, Vincent's younger brother, was an influential art dealer working in Paris in the 1880s. Artists and collectors respected him for his insight and integrity, Vincent spoke of his brother's humanity, and Paul Gauguin described Theo's death as an irretrievable loss. The extensive art collection that Theo built forms the core of today's collection in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Theo van Gogh (1857-1891): Art Dealer, Collector and Brother of Vincent presents his life and work in the context of the French art world of his day. Dazzling illustrations include works by Vincent that held a special significance for Theo, as well as a representative selection of the works Theo bought and sold as a dealer. The book provides a fascinating study of the sympathetic and intelligent art expert Theo van Gogh and a lively portrait of European painting in the second half of the 19th century. Read more
Reviews
This is a fascinating book of Vincent Van Gogh's brother, who was an art dealer in the same dealership that Vincent came to when he was in his teens. Insightful, filled with Van Gogh's paintings, letters, as well as Theo's wife, Jo, this is a thorough picture of the changes that went on at Goupil's, the dealership, and how the changes, including ownership, affected Theo, which in turn, affected Vincent.