Unlocking Vincent Van Gogh's Artistic Mysteries | Perspective
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- Rediscovering history's forgotten art; with the unearthing of a lost landscape by artist Vincent van Gogh in 2013, the hunt is on for his other missing masterpieces.
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What a woman. She did the world a favour .
Yea she was. Unlike his own mother who basically tossed the many paintings she had received from Vincent in the trash!
Joanna changed the world of art and Van Gogh's spirit will live forever through his art and letters. Thanks for the video.
You mean Vincent Van Gogh changed the world of Art due to her assistance with allowing his legacy and paintings to be discovered. That would be a better way of looking at it and with all due respects, it was his Art so he is the one who changed the world but yes if it wasn’t for her assistance we wouldn’t have ever known. All I ask from people is to not down play The Artist himself.
Obviously a woman with a deeper level of seeing the greatness and beauty in the world ..she was a person I would like to have met...
No she wasn't. His brother took care of him financially for years and supported him. That's a historical fact depicted in the letters Van Gogh wrote and still exist to this day.
This documentary is a disgusting lie based on 0 evidence. Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.
When Jesus spoke to the man next to him he spoke of paradise. We will see our loved ones again. In the land of second chances. 🕊
Wonderfully moving. Pleased to see her story finally told.
She was the one responsible for putting Vincent on the map.!
Wonderful moving indeed..thanks so so much for one of the most poignant stories in world the history of art! Well done!
Proving once again that only family friends or big FANS can keep your memory alive!
No she wasn't. His brother took care of him financially for years and supported him. That's a historical fact depicted in the letters Van Gogh wrote and still exist to this day.
This documentary is a disgusting lie based on 0 evidence. Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.
It's moving? MOVInG PaINTING!!!!
This is the true fascinating story of Vincent van Gogh. He would’ve been nothing if not for this woman. Just another artist.
Excellent documentary. Never knew the story about Joanna Bonger. All of us who love Vincent's work definitely owe much gratitude for her devotion to his art.
No she wasn't. His brother took care of him financially for years and supported him. That's a historical fact depicted in the letters Van Gogh wrote and still exist to this day.
This documentary is a disgusting lie based on 0 evidence. Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.
Isabella garden too.
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Absolutely lovely documentary. How sensitive, courageous and smart was Joanna Bonger! Brilliant,
No she wasn't. His brother took care of him financially for years and supported him. That's a historical fact depicted in the letters Van Gogh wrote and still exist to this day.
This documentary is a disgusting lie based on 0 evidence. Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.
I hold Van Gogh and Rembrandt as the two greatest oilpainters. True mastery.
God bless Joanna. The world owes her a tremendous debt of gratitude. ♥
This video is making me cry...I'm 76, a mother of three and grand/great mother of 15. I feel like I feel Vincent's heart. I bought, Letter's To Theo...and I too am an artist, and have started painting sun flowers because of Vincent. My brother died October 21, 21 and he was a singer, and had a heart like Vincent in different ways....I Loved him so very much...I hope they are hugging each other and it gives Robin and friend their... I know God is but I'm still grieving as he was my Irish Twin...I miss him terribly...I LOVE Vincent and I LOVE my brother, Robin...God bless, Johanna, and Theo...Sorry for writing so long, I can't talk to people about this, they think I'm eccentric, which I am toward the world...
💖🕊️🙏
You have a beautiful heart, Melanie. I'm sure your art is reflective of it. Much love.
Ya, a lot of people feel the same way do Melanie. Seems like Vincent got a raw deal all the way around, but THAT'S what makes his
story so compelling. Poor guy just wanted to love and be loved and do his art work like a lot of us little humans beings, but he just
couldn't get a moments peace in those regards. Thank goodness Theo's wife had the vision and ambition to preserve his work for
the ages because if she had taken them to the Paris dump no one would even know who he was. And THAT would have been the
real tragedy
@@alkathakur-hazarika7604 Thank you, Thakur-Hazarika
ya, there should be a portrait/photo of Johanna where ever there's an exhibition of Vincent's work that explains her roll in the
preservation of his work
Absolutely beautiful story ❤️❤️❤️ Yet another person who loved and supported Vincent, believed in him enough to fight for him. Vincent had a difficult life but he was loved.
Difficult? You mean utterly shite? So did Theo.
what a great and important person Joanna Bonger was. Her gift to the world is immeasurable.
Theo is the brother we all wish we had. ❤
🧑🏽🎨 I'm filled with emotions by this Documentary, the brotherly love, the way this woman defended the art, and so much information i had no idea of. You did it again "PERSPECTIVE" 👏 This Documentary is a Masterpiece. THANK YOU....edit...i was having second thoughts of going to the "Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit" here in Phoenix, but after watching this...I'm definitely going tomorrow, and submerge myself into a momentarily Van Gogh Madness. THANK YOU again
I'm also in Arizona and I'm thinking of going 😊
He made the ordinary extraordinary.
That they use the word “love” so dearly soothes me. I’m so happy they expressed themselves as though every moment were important and meaningful.
On Saturday, September 17,2022,my friend Douglas and I spent three hour hours at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, in Minneapolis. It was the last day of a special Van Tough exhibition. We did not see this room, because when I was a Junior High School student, perhaps in 8th grade, my parents took me to a Van Tough exit at The Seattle Art Museum. It was fanstastic! But I thought I could paint and draw as good asVincent. Now at 75, I realize what a foolish thing and assumption. I was an Art student at the Art School, at The UK of Washington in Seattle. In one Art History class, I wrote a paper comparing Vincent's PIEta, and his Artist friend, Paul Taught 's the Yellow Christ. I know the power of Art. Vincent's importance.
Brilliant. Not only saved Theo and Vincent she reclaimed herstory. We have done so much. Bless Joanna.
It's about time we have a documentary about her. Thank you.
And thank you, Joanna.
This shows that any artist needs people behind him or her to believe in them, to promote their art. I honestly wish I had a Joanna behind me. I share much in spirit with Vincent. I don't copy his work, or even study his style, there was only one Vincent. It is important that I have my own style.
Likewise we have our own Stiles and mediums
Behind every 'great man' is a woman whose name is scarcely known to the public.
@@tomobedlam297 This is not even a crime documentary, your comment is irrelevant
also women and girls are most likely to be killed by their partner or ex bruh
Feminist propaganda
With your comment you have triggered the racist & male chauvinist bigots :)
@@2012MariCarmen Reject all forms of feminism.It's days are numbered.
@@petermasterson8276 I guess that depends on what everyone understands for "feminism". I am not a feminist, but I believe in equality of opportunities. However, I don't believe in equality of outcome, hardworking people and geniuses shouldn't be level down.
The greatest Hero in all of art history.
Thank u for such a wonderful documentary for our present and future generations to be inspired by VINCENT
I get goosebumps watching this! 💎 She's a rarity and ahead of her time
I'm an artist and before I herd and seen Vincent Van Gogh I was influence by him my art in some ways are similar to his I draw nature like him I'm getting better and I drew Sun flowers and nature even before I know about Vincent Van Gough. I suffer from depression but this is way I started doing art. When I learn about what kind of person he was I was more impressed with him. It's too bad he suffered so much he was ahead of his time. I don't believe he killed himself but how ever he died it bought him peace. I believe his mental health would probably have gotten worse they didn't have medicine or technology to help him. I saw one of the movies about him and the person who played him said maybe his art was not for his day but it's for future generations it came true that really struck me. Now I can't get enough of him he brings be peace.
He did attempt suicide, shot himself in the chest, a shame he didn't go out and shoot a couple of art dealers instead
Yes, I don't believe he killed himself either. Some young boys from the village did it, and Vincent didn't want them to go to prison; it is the last theory from researchers. Vincent was shot in the village; he couldn't have walked all the way from where he was painting to his house after shooting himself.
Vincent Van Gough was an INFP personality type, an Introverted Feeling type; he was very sensitive and felt everything very deeply. He was very different to others and people didn't understand him. He didn't take good care of himself; he didn't eat properly and drank too much. He spent the little money that he had (from his brother) in painting materials instead of food.
Vincent Van Gough had a beautiful soul. He was quite smart and well read. You can read the letters that he wrote to his brother in the book "Lettres `a son frere Theo" (Cartas a Theo).
Theresa, you write " It's too bad he suffered so much he was ahead of his time." I know you understand this, as did Don Mclean when he wrote,
"Now, I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will"
As do I when I say that the people who love his work are the very people that cannot afford his work, outside of museums/galleries' the rest are simply making investments
(perhaps if I'm cynical even the museums/galleries) and to me that is very sad.
Yes, the shooting was accidental. Two young boys who followed him around sometimes had gotten hold of the revolver from their home. One child had received a "wild west" costume had brought the gun from home to "complete" the outfit and playing with the gun near Vincent working, accidentally shot him. Vincent didn't tell anyone about the injury because he didn't want the boys to be in trouble. He just went back to his room to lie down and bled to death. The boys' family moved out of the village that very day. It was a deathbed confession of the older boy (not the shooter) that revealed it. It all adds up. People from the village saw him walking back to his room and that he looked pale and slow and unwell, with blood on his shirt. Vincent refused help from everyone who saw him on his way back to his room. It all adds up.
@@danielnichols5632 See comments below. A deathbed confession has changed and brought light to the story of his death.
The storage is always a big problem.🤔😒
Respect of all she did, all artists need a woman like her.
Love Van Gogh’s work … as an aspiring or beginner painter I love painting flowers like Van Gogh’s. Van Gogh’s works are amazing … thank you for the documentary.
I have studied and loved Vincent for more than fifty years and this documentary gave me much that I didn't already know. I believe I shall continue to learn about him for the rest of my life. Thank you so much.
Amazing beautiful story in so many MAGICAL WAYS. THANK YOU MS. BONGER/ SISTER IN LAW!
What two eyes may see...what love can feel....what a Gift He came to be in such a short time....we all are just this...smiling at YOU
I went to the Van Gogh museum when I went home to England a stonemason asked me if I went to the red light district I said no but I went to the museum he said you went to Amsterdam and did not go to the red light district, I said you went to Amsterdam and did not go to the Van Gogh museum.
So, in this story the mason gets laid but not hosed?
... hosed for not going to the museum but getting laid while you got hosed going to the museum but not getting laid?
The van Gogh brothers did both.
Which leads to the question, if Theo van Gogh died from the effects of syphilis did his wife Johanna also have it?
Yes, she translated all his letters and had them published. I have read all the three volumes, page by page and line by line. Had it not been for her, not many would have known about him. It is called promotion. Regardless of an artist's abilities, without it, fame cannot be achieved. Sometimes, it can be self promotion. Greatest artists such as Courbet and Manet held their own independent shows by the official buildings! Picasso was a master of self promotion. The fact remains that many who are not good at it, yet are great artists, fall by the way side.
your exactly right, you (or someone close to you) has to do the initial promoting. It is absolutely essential. Without it
you'll flounder
@@spactick Right on! Thanks!
@@expromanticart6491 why are you so fascinated by Vincent? he's certainly not a better draftsman than Degas. He didn't have the effect of art as Cezanne did. And he only really produced his finest work in the last few years of
his life etc; so what's up?
Wow. She was great. I really like the art of Van Gogh although I am not an artist. He was a very special artist.
@@spactick it is what his works make us feel - at least many of us who had the pleasure to enjoy many of his original works. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
Great respect always to Joanna for pure love and determination. Did not know she remarried and again was widowed soon after.
For whats its worth,
1901 Johanna Gezina Bonger van Gogh married Johan Henri Gustaff (Gustave) Cohen Gosschalk
1912 Johan Gosschalk dies
Would appear they were married for about 11 years, compared to Johanna being married to Theo. van Gogh for 21 months.
So, the question is since Theodorus van Gogh died of syphilis and they were married with child, Vincent Wilem, did Johanna get syphilis?
The portrait of Johanna above in the title shot was done by Johan Gosschalk. He helped in promoting Vincent van Gogh.
Wonderful! Thank you!
She was great.She learned how the art world worked and plugged in.very hard work.
Very touching video!
Suddenly saw...wonderful woman Johanna let whole world know....thank you all
let it always live and show
Love every colour in Vincent's
painting....can't say....so much more show..,♥️💛🖌️🎨🌈
Thank you for a beautifully made documentary completing the biography of one of my all time favorite artists.
Another great addition to these videos on Van Gogh. Thank you.
Excellent documentary !! His art has some air of melancholy hidden behind beautiful colors . His sister in law was a gem !!
Thank you for this story...and this lady
This documentary was beautifully done. I finally got to watch the history of Van Gogh’ brothers and know about Joanna. Very much entertained ~ Kudos to people behind putting this together.
Thank you very much. Never grow tired of learning and this documentary is enlightening.
Thank you for uploading this incredibly informative documentary!
Thank you this is so well done.
Amazing documentary! Thank you!
I am enthralled my the excellent acting. Thank You for such a creative and informative look this incredible woman.
Loved this documentary... well done... thank you ! 👨🏼🎨♥️🎨
Deeply Insightful. Important perspective.
This was stunning , fabulous
This was amazing thankyou 🌺
Very informative, insightful, and inspirational. Thank you.
✒️One of the better parts of being a woman is as Jane Austin put it, “All the privilege I claimclaim for my own sex is that of loving longest when all hope is gone.” Joanns dedication was astounding and to this day we know the names of these people by her hard work and belief of the love her husband had for his brother. I wonder what became of her son?🖋
Her son was Vincent Willem van Gogh. After the death of his mother in 1925 he did the same as his mother did. Thanks to him there was a Van Gogh Museum in 1973. His eldest son Theodoor van Gogh was killed by the nazis. A grandson Theo van Gogh was murdered by a mislim.
@@hollandmeester347 thank you bunches I hope they all can meet again in paradise. And when they do I hope Vincent paints the scene.👨🏼🦰
@@sonyalindee8676 He will. In extra full Vincent colours. Thanks to Jo and her son Vincent Willem, who was named after his uncle, the world came to know what a genius Vincent was. At the beginning no artgallery wanted to show his paintings. Not even his own uncle artdealer Vincent ""uncle Cent"". Did you know another uncle Johannes van Gogh ""uncle Jan"" was a famous viceadmiral who fought on battleships and got medals? When Vincent was still a kid this uncle gave the Van Gogh-children a shipdog named Fedor who had travelled the whole world on Dutch ships. Because of this uncle Jan Vincent's youngest brother Cor went to the Dutch Capecolony, fought the invading Brits and was killed by them. At least 5 Van Goghs died by murder by the hands of schoolboys, English, Japanese, Nazis and mislims. Another familymember Michiel van Gogh was famous during Holland's Golden Age as an artdealer and ambassador to England whereby the Dutch States General gave Charles II the socalled ""Dutch Gift"" ........ with paintings. Vincent's father and grandfather were priests. It would be a great idea to produce a movie called Van Gogh about the whole family with special attention for Vincent ofcourse.....
Important. Thank you for your efforts. Great series.
thanks....i did a sketch of him....and he gave it life
I didn't know about her and her work until visiting the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. Glad for this documentary as I'm fascinated with this element of his story.
Artists need a patron, a promoter. In our contempory time we have our idols. The promoter of Brian Eno and Bob Dylan' turn out to be their mother in law. Thank you mother in laws.
mothers in law
thank yu for sharing this
Thank youfor the upload
So very excellent! Bravo
Thank you ...😢❤
Thank you!
another great documentary thanks
ドキュメンタリー映画は，何というですか？請問紀錄片的片名是什麼呢？感謝您。
Such a beautiful story of love between the two brothers and then Theos wife.
The story of Vincent, Theo and Joanna is so amazing and somewhat unbelievable…how each was so critical in altering the art world to what it currently is today.
Vincent is the Christ…Theo is the Paul…and Joanna is the Mary in this biblical parallel of the art world.
"Praise the Lord Brother, Praise the Lord", "I'm on my way to our neighborhood church after I've snorted some of my powdered turpentine," HALLELUJAH" "HALLELUJAH" ''VINCENT RULES"
maybe Vincent was too intense to become a minister but he had a love for the gospel inherited from his minister father and he had a soft spot for the hurts of the world. The twelve sunflowers are representation of the apostles. His worship of god through his work as a painter.
@@pdxeddie1111 your making wayyyyyyy too much into Mr. Van Gogh's sunflower paintings. Vinny (as I like to call him) probably just liked painting sunflowers because they were easy to paint after an all nighter at the local brothel. As we all know, Vinny was a party animal. A beast
Remarkable and so inspiring to know about Joanna Bonger now.
I kept hearing joanna bongo... nice documentary, one person to believe in your work is very valuable
Woow love the video sweetie pie and im loving the way the story is told.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF
GREATEST PAINTINGS EVER MADE 💯🔥🥂💋
It is unbelievable what she did. The works of Vincent were somewhere in a dark corner at Theo's gallery. Costumers won't even look at them. She could have put them in a trash can and forget, remary and totaly ignore all that. For how next to impossible it might have seemed at that time. And she is not even a blood relative. It was heroic what she did. Increadible story. Heartbreaking, yet beautiful. This woman deserves a place in art history! So exeptional! Thank you for the film.
Wow what an extraordinary woman!
some of this is incorrect and speculation...she didnt inherit the work, her infant did, so her motivations were different. but what she did was great. the reason so many artists remain unknown is that no one in their lives kept track of the work and letters
Auction houses know nothing about art. They only smell the money! They don't know Van from Von! They are basically salesmen or saleswomen. Their haughty characteristics make us think they are educated in art, but that is just hot air! Instead of all this nostalgic attention bestowed on Van Gogh as great as he was, it would do the art community a lot of good to care for and to discover the geniuses who are hard to detect among the millions of artists. God knows how many fall by the way side. At the time of Van Gogh, only a few people knew of him, and very few appreciated his capabilities. These are the facts. He was a great colorist and an admirer of the greatest artist of the last two hundred years, Delacroix! He was also a colorist! Being a colorist does not mean just using colors! After all, we all use colors when we paint. It means that an artist gives colors the highest value and importance. The ability to paint a harmonious colorful pictures comes with a lot of experience. We have all seen the many colors some artists splash on surfaces, yet the results are usually gory! No harmony is achieved, and harsh juxtaposition is only attained. A part of this ability is innate, but developing it takes time and practice. My best works in that manner were painted instinctively. Yet after many years, they have got better and better. Because the art world is so crowded, it is difficult to discover the exceptional artists who make their own realism or create their own unique styles. A high carat rough diamond is very rare, but there is an abundance of smaller stones.
I think the whole story contributes a lot to the financial aspect of the valuation of van Gogh's art.🙂
Obviously Johanna was a very intelligent woman. Thank you for the documentary.
*_How Van Gogh’s Sister-In-Law Made Him A Renowned Painter | Raider Of The Lost Art | Perspective
00:00
Teo Van Gogh died at 33, leaving an astonishing collection of almost entirely unknown artworks. Joanna Bonga, Teo's widow, kept together this legacy of painting with outstanding tenacity and skill.
01:48
Van Gogh's works have inspired an entire artistic movement, fallen victim to the trials of World War I, and become legendary thanks to the publication of the letters between Vincent and Teo.
02:28
Joanna Bonga, a young widow with a newborn son, inherited most of Vincent Van Gogh's works, but her art-loving brother Andreas didn't appreciate her new collection of masterpieces. She sold more than 250 works of art, and she could have her own room at home.
04:11
I think Theo's first letter to you and Vincent was a mixture of Dutch steeliness, victory, and sentimentality. She is a serious-minded intellectual young woman who took her responsibilities seriously and took on this posthumous project serving Vincent Van Gogh's reputation.
06:12
Andreas Bongo wanted to destroy the paintings after Vincent's death, and it seems strange that he did. However, it would have been a rational thing to do.
06:47
She fiercely protected Ontayo's art and saw herself carrying on his legacy.
07:10
Joanna Bonga was left widowed with hundreds of artworks by her troubled brother-in-law Vincent Van Gogh. She discovered the letters written between the brothers, which would prove key in telling the lost story of Vincent Van Gogh's life and his reputation amongst other avant-garde artists.
08:30
Joanna found the letters Teo and Vincent wrote to each other in a bottom drawer and waited to publish them after his work was known. She also waited until the mother of Vincent and Teo died, so it was not too complicated for her.
09:47
Vincent had lived in Paris with his brother Teo from 1886 to 1888 and met all avant-garde artists. He even made a pastel sketch of his friend Vincent; almost everything we know about Angel's life comes from his letters.
10:56
Vincent's style of painting changed dramatically in Paris. He was influenced by Japanese art and the Impressionists, and the avant-garde.
11:26
Van Gogh moved south of France in 1888, creating his best-known works there. He didn't promote his work much, and the pictures we see as attractive and full of life were rejected and seen as just to Avon guard 20 or 30 years later.
12:32
Van Gogh's paintings are made up of fragmentary brush strokes, and all sorts of fallings are going on, including mental ones that would have been unfashionable in the 1880s. People relate to them now because they're highly emotive.
13:29
Van Gogh had stayed in touch with two other struggling artists of the era: Emil Bernard and Paul Goga. He had sent them paintings and sketches of his paintings and had also painted self-portraits.
14:40
Vincent, your new consignment arrived yesterday evening. I have rented a room in Montmartre for you, and Joe sends his warm regards.
15:36
Vincent sliced part of his ear and had to go to the hospital in Ao. Theo wrote him a letter, and they discussed things on the same bed.
16:09
I've felt your kindness to me more than ever today, and I am beginning to consider madness and illness like any other. Write to me, Dear Brother.
16:43
Vincent Van Gogh would return to Paris in 1890, where Tayo and Joanna had recently had a son called Vincent. Joanna would have heard from Theo, read the letters, or learned the art of Vincent's death.
18:03
Vincent would not last long in Overseer wars and continued painting until the end, making some of his most experimental works. He would die on July the 29th, 1890, of a gunshot wound.
18:40
Tayo Van Gogh would die within six months, having lost his brother Theo. It must have been incredibly stressful for Taylor, who went mad within a few months.
19:35
After the death of her husband and brother-in-law, Joanna really rallied to make sure that Vincent's art became known, and her house became a sort of hub for people interested in Van Gogh.
20:18
Some young artists helped her with the first exhibitions in Amsterdam in 1892. They published the letters bit by bit, lent pictures to international collections, and made early sales of influential and wealthy people.
21:16
Joanna Bonga presented the works of her brother-in-law Vincent Van Gogh to the world, and buyers soon came knocking on her door.
21:45
The very first buyer of Vincent Van Gogh's work after he died was the celebrated French writer Octave Mirbo. Emile Schuffernecker, the director of the National Gallery in Berlin, also bought one of Van Gogh's sunflower paintings, but Helena Crawler Muller was the most determined collector.
23:22
Together the Crawler Mullers purchased 91 Van Goghs, making it the second-largest collection in the world and the centerpiece of the Crawler Muller Museum.
23:56
Helena Crolla Muller's support played a crucial role in developing Van Gogh's legacy, but she had no contact with Joanna Bonga, who had the paintings. Helena Colomelo bought her pictures from the first dealers in Van Gogh's works.
24:53
Joanna Bonga would marry again in 1901 but be left widowed again in 1912. She would go to live in New York City soon after World War One broke out and publish the letters of Vincent and Teo.
25:34
Joanna Van Gogh returned to the Netherlands after World War One and loaned the sunflowers to Isaac Israel, who used them for his paintings' backgrounds. Isaac Israel's also painted portraits of Joanna, and they liked each other very well.
27:01
Vincent Van Gogh had begun painting sunflowers in Paris already, and Paul Gauguin had told him they were marvelous. Van Gogh saw the sunflower as his own symbol and painted a picture that is effectively all in modulations of one color.
28:14
In 1924, the National Gallery received money from Samuel Cortold to buy a Van Gogh and pleaded with the Ohana to sell the sunflowers to them.
28:44
Johanna Bonger wanted to keep the painting, but Jimmy, one of the few people in Britain who knew about modern art, convinced her to sell it for Vincent's glory.
30:08
Dear Mr. Eid, I have tried to harden my heart against European art, but I could not bear to part with this painting. It represents Vincent as more worthy, and I must sacrifice for his glory.
31:40
Joanna Van Gogh's mission to get Van Gogh's work into the National Gallery was a complete success, but many of his works had gone missing due to World War I and mysterious owners.
32:40
Though Van Gogh had already inspired a new generation of artists, Germany first embraced him as a great artist.
33:10
In the 1920s, a Berlin gallery owner faked dozens of Van Gogh paintings, and since then, there has been a continual problem of faking. Several Van Goghs have been de-attributed, even those which belong to museums, so it continues to be highly controversial.
34:30
It is a great pleasure for us to present to you this new work by Vincent Van Gaal. It was one of the paintings owned by Tayo Van Gogh and passed into the hands of Johanna, and then it went through a period until 1908 when we don't know the provenance. There were two key points, one was an inventory number from Andreas Bonga, and the other was that it showed the Castle of Montmartre.
35:59
When a picture disappears off the beaten track, people assume it can't be right and falls out of favor.
36:24
The discovery of this new Van Gogh work gives us hope that other missing Van Goghs may be found one day. Many vanished during World War I, including a very important self-portrait.
37:27
Hermann Goring was photographed caressing a Van Gogh painting, which was then recovered. He had a taste for contemporary art and Renee Sansars and Brockhart.
38:03
The Sunflower painting was destroyed on the 6th of August 1945, the same day as the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and tells us a lot about the different ways he was thinking about sunflowers at that moment. We found an early 1920s color reproduction of the painting in a portfolio published in Japan, and it has an orange frame around the image of an orange strip of wood. We might entertain hopes that one day they will reappear.
40:09
Van Gogh's painting "What do you know about pain?" became a film starring Kirk Douglas 20 years later.
40:34
Phagos dug ditches in the stinking heat of the tropics, worked in the dachshund weather so-called, and painted 25 pictures in five months. He was just on the edge of having a breakdown when Goku arrived, but he got better for a couple of months.
41:41
Joanna Bonga, Paul Gogan, his tortured mental state, the mutilation of his own ear, and their loving relationship are all part of the legend of Vincent Van Gogh. Joanna's story has largely been forgotten because the public eye is focused on Vincent and Teo, and Joanna wasn't as close to the brother's Van Gogh as they were. She sold more than 250 artworks, so Van Gogh became famous.
43:33
Van Gogh would have been wholly forgotten without Joanna Bonga, and his work wouldn't have survived._*
Thanks dad
I like the sunflowers, but that's it; I like them. What really moves me are the landscapes, especially the landscapes that include "working people" laboring. I am a musician. Also some of the character studies of working people, or "ordinary" people. Perhaps you might think it is cliche thing to say about a portrait, but Vincent paintings do not just capture and display someone's image, his paintings seem to show their soul. Whatever that means. I like and enjoy paintings, but they generally don't move me emotionally the way music does - except for some of Vincent's paintings. Theo's wife made Vincent famous. Who knows how many other great creations have actually been simply thrown away, as Vincen'ts might have been, because someone like Theo's wife was not around to popularize them. I tend to think most works of genius do get simply thrown away.. Vincent's creations were a peculiar exception. I've read some of Vincent's letters to Theo, and I felt that Vincent was quite nuts, and could easily be a pain in the pupic to be around.Quite cuckoo. I think his paintings were an exception from his nuttiness. I look at Vincent's brush strokes and I can't decide if I am looking at an image, or mere brush strokes. The strokes, by themselves, are like music. My father was an artist, and I am feeling guilty because I discarded one of his paintings. I knew it was good but I had no money and no place to keep it. So I just threw it away.
Wow! The painting of Joanna resembles my face features. When i sent picture of that painting to my husband he thought i painted myself as old woman.
I’m really enjoying this channel. Thank you!
My heart breaks for those who did not recognise brilliance. Is it still happening today?
Yes
I am sure there are some people who dislike his art but hey they probably decorate their house with Mickey Mouse.
Glad she gets some recognition
She knew the depth of her husband and his brother , Vincent Van Gogh’s relationship.
Wonderful!!! Thank you!!!!!
I've got a couple of original Van Gogh's. But you can't see them.
I'm saving ' em.
Its because she, mainly through his brother who cherished him deeply, knew the extent of Vincent's pain. And it was this pain that was baked into his artwork. Do you hide, bury, and destroy that pain? Or do you release the beauty within it for the world to enjoy.
Very interesting, valuable documentary. Congratulations and thanks to all involved.
I would like to hear some more words from the early buyers as well as from Johanna Bonger, if they exist, expressing what they saw in the paintings. Can anyone tell me if any letters or diaries have been published? It's slightly frustrating to have everything mediated through the words today's experts. Good to see so many of the paintings including lost ones.
Directors seem to struggle with presenting paintings on film. Best for me is a "full frontal " still view including frame held for a few moments, followed by a slowly scrolling scan over the whole painting mid distance and then some close ups of brush strokes and finally a zoom out to a final 'still' shot. James Kalm is a master at this.
Paintings are "stills" and don't need to be seen with a constantly roving eye.
She was a wonderful FORCE.
Excellent documentary revealing the crucial point in time that without Bonger Vincent might be unknown and the world a much poorer place.
It also shows how tangential art pieces can be with fire and wars.
Thank you. I have always wanted more information on how Jo did it! What a story! But, I do think that quite a lot is missing here such as what happened directly before getting an exhibition in Amsterdam so that the rich came to view Vincent van Gogh's work. There is a long bridge between no one knowing the value of works and the rich planning to buy those works. That part is not discussed here. What did Joanna van Gogh do to promote the works between say, 1892 and 1913? I am keen on getting to the facts as I have learnt the hard way that many people know that to leave the facts out can be part of deliberately telling me how to think. I simply like to acquire all the chronological details. I do not insult or criticise. I crave information!
@elizabethdarley8646 If I remember well Johanna started to make appointment with art dealers, since Theo was one and their uncle Vincent (uncle Cent) . So the name v Gogh was known in the art world. That,s how she got the first attention and exhibitions. Going from art gallery to art gallery.When Johanna still had all the paintings at the house they were all over the place, even in little Vincent"s room above his bed ( The almond blossom that was made for him) 1962 the paintings that were left in the house were sold by the v Gogh family for 15 mil . to the state of the Netherlands under the condition they would build a v Gogh museum. That museum opened with those paintings and all the letters and all of other belongings from Vincent in 1972 .
Good information.👣
Sometimes his paintings look super realistic.
Almost “Surreal” like so real it looks unreal haha, his brush stroke technique is unbeatable he used those as a way to ad tremendous amounts of detail to his paintings which I love, Another thing I have come to notice is he is one of the FEW painters/artists who can actually do a pretty accurate self portrait without a picture to base off of.
Amazing video.. thank you ❤❤ Are those clips in the video from a movie?
I remember the first time I saw Irises at the Getty , I was blown away by the vibrancy of the colors. When I went back several years later, it didn't seem the same. When I looked closer, I saw that a piece of glass had been placed over the canvas for security reasons, It muted the beautiful colors, such a shame that others would never be able yo see his eork the way I once did.
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Not true, Van Gogh was known and recognized amongst his peers. He was on the brink of great fame when he died. See the Great Expectations channel segment regarding Van Gogh.
What is not true?
His Sister did not launch him to fame.
I think that she did a good job ❤
My sister-in-law would pile my paintings up, throw me on top and burn the lot
Yeah, I do not want any family member of mine to have control of my art after I die. They are not supportive and they do not deserve a penny of profit from my work.
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Is that the guy from Outcast?? tremendous actor!!
Jo Van Gogh-Bonger was a real artlover and made her brother-in-law Vincent well known all over the world...... like her late husband Theo would have done for his elder brother......... and her son Vincent Willem did for his uncle after her death...... in 1925. Without Jo and especially Vincent Willem there would not be a Van Gogh Museum in 1973.
not mentioned...very few letters were dated, she spent twenty yrs putting them in chronological order ,kudos to Jo
I have a fantasy where I go back in time, meet Van Gogh and get him to
paint 2 pictures for me ( one to keep and the other to sell). After
spending time with him he would hopefully write about the encounter in
his diary and hence give provenance when the painting comes to auction.
Picasso would be my next destination in his blue period. What about
everyone else? Which artist would you go back in time to meet and ask to
paint for you?
I would love to write a book where they bring Vincent and Theo are brought back to life ,the first thing Vincent would need is teeth implants.