Vincent’s parents and youngest siblings, Cor and Willemien, moved to Etten, Netherlands in the fall of 1875 when he and Theo were working for the Goupil Art Trade Company. The family lived in the church rectory near the center of town. Van Gogh spent time with them there during the Christmas holiday in 1876 and…
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…
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.
