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1. Theodorus van Gogh [1] ( Dutch: [teːjoːˈdoːrʏs ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; [a] 1 May 1857 – 25 January 1891) was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother of Vincent van Gogh. Known as Theo, his support of his older brother's artistic ambitions and well being allowed Vincent to devote himself entirely to painting.
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 23 July 1957 – 2 November 2004) was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1 , a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali , which criticised the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms.
Jan 16, 2020 · On May 1, 1857—just over four years after the birth of Vincent—Theodorus “Theo” van Gogh was born in Zundert, the Netherlands. Following a stint working at his uncle's art gallery, Theo followed in the footsteps of his older brother and joined the Dutch branch of Goupil & Cie, a French art dealership, when he was just 16 years old.
Theo van Gogh gave Vincent money, advice, advocated for his brother's work, guided him into a career in art. Theo's widow Jo ultimately helped secure van Gogh’s eventual...
Theo had always been sickly and prone to ailments, but after Vincent’s death, his health deteriorated extremely rapidly indeed. He was admitted to hospital in mid-October 1890 and on 25 January 1891 – six months after Vincent’s death, he died of the effects of syphilis.
In Vincent van Gogh: The productive decade of Vincent van Gogh. …precipitately in 1886 to join Theo in Paris. There, still concerned with improving his drawing, van Gogh met Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, and others who were to play historic roles in modern art.
Sep 29, 1999 · Had it not been for Vincent, we would have forgotten Theo van Gogh, an art-dealer in Holland and then in Paris, where he directed the local branch of the Goupil establishment. Knowledgeable in the fields of lanscape-painting and official painters, he developped a taste for impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, from Degas, Monet ...
Brotherly love: Vincent & Theo. The most momentous change in Van Gogh’s life was triggered by his younger brother Theo, who advised Vincent to become an artist. As time passed, Theo also gradually assumed the role of ‘wise older brother’. But why did he continue to finance Vincent?
No matter what happened, Vincent van Gogh could always count on the support of his younger brother Theo.
Sep 29, 1999 · Theo van Gogh (1857-1891) first worked as an art dealer in 1873 in the Brussels art gallery owned by his uncle Hendrick van Gogh. A few months later, he was sent to the Hague as an employee of Goupil & Co., an internationally-known Parisian merchant specialised in paintings and engravings who set up numerous branches in Europe and the United ...
