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It is so good, after so many years of public indifference, even hostility towards Vincent and his work, to feel towards the end of my life that the battle is won.'
JO VAN GOGH-BONGER TO GUSTAVE COQUIOT, 1922
'It is a sacrifice for the sake of Vincent's glory.'
JO VAN GOGH-BONGER ON THE SALE OF 'THE SUNFLOWERS' TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY, UK, 1924
Little known but no less influential, Jo van Gogh-Bonger was sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, wife of his brother, Theo. When the brothers died soon after each other, she took charge of Van Gogh's artistic legacy and devoted the rest of her life to disseminating his work.
Despite being widowed with a young son, Jo successfully navigated the male-dominated world of the art market-publishing Van Gogh's letters, organizing exhibitions in the Netherlands and throughout the world, and making strategic sales to private individuals and influential dealers-ultimately establishing Van Gogh's reputation as one of the finest artists of his generation. In doing so, she fundamentally changed how we view the relationship between the artist and his work.
She also lived a rich and fascinating life-not only was she friends with eminent writers and artists, but she also was active within the Social Democratic Labour Party and closely involved in emerging women's movements.
Using rich source material, including unseen diaries, documents and letters, Hans Luijten charts the multi-faceted life of this visionary woman with the drive to shake the art world to its core.
Published | 29 Dec 2022 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 544 |
ISBN | 9781350299580 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
Illustrations | 63 colour & 67 bw illus |
Dimensions | 246 x 189 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
[Luijten] presents a fascinating and detailed account of [Jo van Gogh-Bonger's] astonishing life … [A] magnificent tribute.
Martin Bailey, The Art Newspaper
Magisterial. . . . Luijten has produced the most significant addition to the Van Gogh literature in nearly forty years.
New Criterion
Thorough … from which [Jo van Gogh-Bonger] emerges as both formidable and fascinating in her own right.
New Statesman
Art historians say Luijten's biography is a major step in what will be an ongoing reappraisal - not only of the source of van Gogh's fame but also of the modern notion of what an artist is. For that, too, is something Jo helped to invent.
Russell Shorto, The New York Times
Compelling … The book brings a remarkable woman to wider notice … The van Gogh brothers were inseparable, in life and death, but thanks to this author's diligence, Jo now has her place alongside them.
Michael Prodger, Country Life
[A] superb biography of the … extraordinary Jo van Gogh-Bonger. So much has been written on Vincent van Gogh that you wonder what more can be said. It turns out much more on the woman who was the early driving force behind the Dutch artist's legacy.
Jacqueline Riding, The Art Newspaper (Books of the Year)
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