Theo van gogh

Behind every successful man is a woman, they say. She’s not always his wife. Portrait of Johanna Bonger, 1905, Johan Cohen Gosschalk Johanna Gezina Bonger is an unknown name to most of us. She was described by those who knew her as ‘cheerful and lively’ and ‘smart and tender’, and her remaining portraits depict a woman of grace and intelligence. For her times, that would have been enough, but she also changed the course of art history. Johanna was born in 1862 in Amsterdam to a large…

Vincent and brother Theo Van Gogh

While much has been written about the famous Dutch painter, a lot remains that is relatively unknown

Bonger, wife of van Gogh's brother Theo, described her mission as 'getting [Vincent's work] seen and appreciated as much as possible'

"Letter writing is probably the most beautiful manifestation in human relations, in fact, it is its finest residue”

It is a packaging design of Tea Forte. The complementary color scheme is: R+G+YG. It creates a great contrast to call attention, but doesn't dazzling our eyes at all. Van Gogh's paintings are full of complementary colors. In this Self-portrait, he used split complementary color sets: G+YO+RO. Henri Matisse's "The Dance". In this painting, Matisse used split color sheme: O+BG+BV. The high contrast of color creates a strong sense of motion. Picasso's painting "Dora Maar" is an good example of…

The Postman (Joseph Roulin) (1888) by Vincent Van Gogh. Original from the Barnes Foundation. At the prime of his career, Vincent Van Gogh developed a passion for portraits. In one of the many letters he wrote to his brother Theo, Van Gogh expressed his excitement about modern portraits. Throughout his career, Vincent Van Gogh painted more than 20 portraits of Joseph Roulin and his family. The two had a close relationship and friendship, which was the basis of their work together. The two…

Based in Greece, Philip Niarchos is one of the richest art collectors in the world. He is the eldest son of Stavros Niarchos, the late La...