Archive: Van Gogh Family
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Dec 04, 2012
No CommentsVan Gogh’s Portraits of His Family Members
Van Gogh painted and drew numerous portraits throughout his career and was especially interested in them during his early years of painting. He obviously never lost his passion for portraits, in a letter written to his sister, Wilhelmina, on June 5, 1890, Van Gogh wrote, “What impassions me most – much, much more than all...
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May 01, 2012
No CommentsHappy Birthday Theo van Gogh
On May 1, 1857 Vincent van Gogh’s younger brother Theo was born. Theo was Vincent’s closest confident, best friend and biggest supporter. Although they didn’t live together much during their adult years and didn’t get to see each other very often, they stayed in touch through the hundreds of letters that Vincent wrote....
