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Vincent van Gogh, the Art Dealer (Part 1, The Hague)

April 6, 2017April 24, 2017tni_adm1 Comment on Vincent van Gogh, the Art Dealer (Part 1, The Hague)25036 views

Vincent van Gogh did not start out as an artist.  In fact, he had three attempts at different careers before he started his fabled work.  A previous post about Van Gogh’s employment at Goupil and Cie, a prominent art dealership of the time, gives a good overview about his time there and about the company.…

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Vincent van Gogh and Goupil & Cie

November 21, 2016March 14, 2017tni_admLeave a Comment on Vincent van Gogh and Goupil & Cie7253 views

Vincent van Gogh began working for The Hague’s branch of Goupil & Cie on July 30, 1869 as a junior apprentice, working under the management of H.G. Tersteeg. Goupil & Cie was an international print publishing firm and art dealer which also exhibited contemporary art. It was a dominant force in the French art market…

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Van Gogh and Tersteeg

September 29, 2016tni_adm4 Comments on Van Gogh and Tersteeg7561 views

We were recently contacted by a Vincent van Gogh Gallery Facebook follower with a question regarding Van Gogh’s relationship with a girl named Betsy Tersteeg so we did some research. Elisabeth (Betsy) Tersteeg (1869-1938) was the daughter of Hermanus Gijsbertus Tersteeg and Maria Magdalena Alida Tersteeg-Pronk. Mr. Tersteeg was an art-dealer at Goupil & Co…

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