Eugene Boch was a Belgian painter and became a friend to Vincent van Gogh during his time in Arles. When Van Gogh moved to Arles he had hopes of developing friendships, however, the connections came slowly. On July 5, 1888 Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo about his loneliness: “When I came here I…
Johanna (Jo) van Gogh-Bonger was the wife of Theo van Gogh. It is thanks to Jo that we know as much about Vincent van Gogh as we do. Interestingly, Jo met Van Gogh only 3 months before he died, when he stayed with Theo’s family in Paris for 3 days. After the initial meeting she…
Soon after Van Gogh’s death in the early morning of July 29, 1890, his close friend and fellow artist, Emile Bernard, arrived for the funeral. Bernard wrote to Albert Aurier saying, “On Wednesday 30 July, yesterday that is, I arrived in Auvers at about 10 o’clock. His brother, Theodore van ghohg [sic], was there together…
