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Business career. Theo van Gogh in 1878. Theo worked for some years at the Dutch office of the Parisian art dealers Goupil & Cie in The Hague. Theo joined the Brussels office on 1 January 1873 as their youngest employee.
- ZUNDERT, the Netherlands. Van Gogh was born here in 1853. As a child he loved to play in the wide, open heath and marshland beyond the garden at the vicarage where he lived with his family.
- MONTMARTRE, Paris. In 1886 Van Gogh made an unexpected appearance at his brother Theo’s flat in Montmartre. At the time, this was a marginal area dominated by the building of Sacré-Coeur Basilica.
- ARLES, Provence. Van Gogh left Paris for the warmer climate of Provence. He arrived in Arles during the winter of 1888, but by the spring discovered a landscape that reminded him of Japanese prints.
- ST RÉMY, Provence. Some 12 miles from Arles lies the old monastery that served also as an asylum at St Rémy. Van Gogh voluntarily came here, knowing his mental health was unstable.
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.
He began a life-long correspondence with his younger brother Theo. One year later, Theo started working for the same company in their Brussels branch. Vincent was transferred to the London...
Vincent van Gogh lived with his art dealer brother Theo from 1886 to 1888 at 54 Rue Lepic in Montmartre. The apartment was on the third floor. Vincent’s Paris years are seen as critical for his artistic development as he progressed from a dark palette to a vivid one.
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?
He also made a trip to the coast, where he painted the boats. His style became looser and more expressive. Vincent corresponded with Theo about his plan to set up a ‘Studio of the South’ in Arles for a group of artists whose work Theo could sell in Paris.
