• 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...
  • In 1885, Johanna Gezina Bonger (1862 - 1925), then a 22-year-old English teacher, met Theo van Gogh (1857 - 1891), a rising art dealer in Paris and the younger...
  • Interestingly, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger better known as Jo only became part of the van Gogh clan in 1889, shortly before Vincent's death.
  • This shift from obscurity to fame was the result of the dedicated efforts of Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, the widow of Vincent’s brother Theo.
  • Johanna van Gogh-Bonger was married to Vincent’s brother Theo for a whole 2 years before both Theo and Vincent died.
  • Jo Bonger Diary n.1, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Doppiozero. Johanna Bonger, Jo to her friends, Net to her family, was a steady, smart...
  • In 1885, a 22-year-old Dutch woman named Johanna Bonger met Theo van Gogh, the younger brother of the artist, who was then making a name for himself as...
  • (The most complete account of the life of Johanna van Gogh-Bonger comes from a memoir, written by her son, which you can read in full by clicking here.)
  • Photograph of Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, ca. 1884. F.W. Deutmann, Zwolle, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
  • This Page is dedicated to Johanna van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman Who Brought Van Gogh to the World.