Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
Van Gogh-Bonger in 1889
Born
Johanna Gezina Bonger

(1862-10-04)4 October 1862
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died2 September 1925(1925-09-02) (aged 62)
Laren, Netherlands
Other namesJo van Gogh-Bonger
Occupations
  • Editor
  • translator
  • teacher
Spouses
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(m. 1889; died 1891)​
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(m. 1901; died 1912)​
Children1
Relatives

Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 – 2 September 1925) was a multilingual Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh, and Vincent van Gogh.

Van Gogh-Bonger played a key role in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's posthumous fame.[1][2][3][4]

Johanna and Theo van Gogh's son Vincent (1890-1978), who was named after his uncle, founded the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.[5]

  1. ^ Shorto, Russell (18 April 2021). "The Woman Who Made van Gogh". New York Times Magazine. pp. 40–49. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ Johanna van Gogh-Bonger: Unseen Champion of Vincent van Gogh Princeton University news accessed 14 October 2022
  3. ^ Luijten, Hans (3 November 2022). Jo van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman who Made Vincent Famous. Translated by Lynne Richards. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2022. ISBN 978-1350299580.
  4. ^ Luijten, Hans (2019). Alles voor Vincent: Het leven van Jo van Gogh-Bonger. Amsterdam: Prometheus. ISBN 9789044641660.
  5. ^ "Biography of Vincent van Gogh (1890–1978)". Van Gogh Museum. Retrieved 2024-03-31.