Today is the birthday of Vincent Willem van Gogh (1890), son of Vincent’s brother Theo van Gogh and Jo Van Gogh-Bonger. He was the founder of the Van Gogh Museum. Theo wrote to Vincent on 31 January 1890: As we told you, we’ll name him after you, and I’m making the wish that he may be as determined and as courageous as you. A few weeks later Vincent wrote: I started right away to make a painting for him, to hang in their bedroom. Large branches of white almond blossom against a blue sky.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:32:54 +0000
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