How Van Gogh’s Sister-In-Law Made Him A Renowned Painter | Raider Of The Lost Art 

Joanna changed the world of art and Van Gogh's spirit will live forever through his art and letters. Thanks for the video.

Wonderfully moving. Pleased to see her story finally told. She was the one responsible for putting Vincent on the map.!

what a great and important person Joanna Bonger was. Her gift to the world is immeasurable.

He made the ordinary extraordinary.

Thank u for such a wonderful documentary for our present and future generations to be inspired by VINCENT

🧑🏽‍🎨 I'm filled with emotions by this Documentary, the brotherly love, the way this woman defended the art, and so much information i had no idea of. You did it again "PERSPECTIVE" 👏 This Documentary is a Masterpiece. THANK YOU....edit...i was having second thoughts of going to the "Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit" here in Phoenix, but after watching this...I'm definitely going tomorrow, and submerge myself into a momentarily Van Gogh Madness. THANK YOU again

On Saturday, September 17,2022,my friend Douglas and I spent three hour hours at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, in Minneapolis. It was the last day of a special Van Tough exhibition. We did not see this room, because when I was a Junior High School student, perhaps in 8th grade, my parents took me to a Van Tough exit at The Seattle Art Museum. It was fanstastic! But I thought I could paint and draw as good asVincent. Now at 75, I realize what a foolish thing and assumption. I was an Art student at the Art School, at The UK of Washington in Seattle. In one Art History class, I wrote a paper comparing Vincent's PIEta, and his Artist friend, Paul Taught 's the Yellow Christ. I know the power of Art. Vincent's importance.

Love Van Gogh’s work … as an aspiring or beginner painter I love painting flowers like Van Gogh’s. Van Gogh’s works are amazing … thank you for the documentary.

Thank you for a beautifully made documentary completing the biography of one of my all time favorite artists.

Great respect always to Joanna for pure love and determination. Did not know she remarried and again was widowed soon after.

Wonderful! Thank you!

I'm an artist and before I herd and seen Vincent Van Gogh I was influence by him my art in some ways are similar to his I draw nature like him I'm getting better and I drew Sun flowers and nature even before I know about Vincent Van Gough. I suffer from depression but this is way I started doing art. When I learn about what kind of person he was I was more impressed with him. It's too bad he suffered so much he was ahead of his time. I don't believe he killed himself but how ever he died it bought him peace. I believe his mental health would probably have gotten worse they didn't have medicine or technology to help him. I saw one of the movies about him and the person who played him said maybe his art was not for his day but it's for future generations it came true that really struck me. Now I can't get enough of him he brings be peace.

What a woman. She did the world a favour .

Suddenly saw...wonderful woman Johanna let whole world know....thank you all let it always live and show Love every colour in Vincent's painting....can't say....so much more show..,♥️💛🖌️🎨🌈

This was stunning , fabulous

thanks....i did a sketch of him....and he gave it life

✒️One of the better parts of being a woman is as Jane Austin put it, “All the privilege I claimclaim for my own sex is that of loving longest when all hope is gone.” Joanns dedication was astounding and to this day we know the names of these people by her hard work and belief of the love her husband had for his brother. I wonder what became of her son?🖋

I went to the Van Gogh museum when I went home to England a stonemason asked me if I went to the red light district I said no but I went to the museum he said you went to Amsterdam and did not go to the red light district, I said you went to Amsterdam and did not go to the Van Gogh museum.

I think the whole story contributes a lot to the financial aspect of the valuation of van Gogh's art.🙂

The story of Vincent, Theo and Joanna is so amazing and somewhat unbelievable…how each was so critical in altering the art world to what it currently is today. Vincent is the Christ…Theo is the Paul…and Joanna is the Mary in this biblical parallel of the art world.

Remarkable and so inspiring to know about Joanna Bonger now.

Excellent documentary revealing the crucial point in time that without Bonger Vincent might be unknown and the world a much poorer place. It also shows how tangential art pieces can be with fire and wars.

Glad she gets some recognition

Auction houses know nothing about art. They only smell the money! They don't know Van from Von! They are basically salesmen or saleswomen. Their haughty characteristics make us think they are educated in art, but that is just hot air! Instead of all this nostalgic attention bestowed on Van Gogh as great as he was, it would do the art community a lot of good to care for and to discover the geniuses who are hard to detect among the millions of artists. God knows how many fall by the way side. At the time of Van Gogh, only a few people knew of him, and very few appreciated his capabilities. These are the facts. He was a great colorist and an admirer of the greatest artist of the last two hundred years, Delacroix! He was also a colorist! Being a colorist does not mean just using colors! After all, we all use colors when we paint. It means that an artist gives colors the highest value and importance. The ability to paint a harmonious colorful pictures comes with a lot of experience. We have all seen the many colors some artists splash on surfaces, yet the results are usually gory! No harmony is achieved, and harsh juxtaposition is only attained. A part of this ability is innate, but developing it takes time and practice. My best works in that manner were painted instinctively. Yet after many years, they have got better and better. Because the art world is so crowded, it is difficult to discover the exceptional artists who make their own realism or create their own unique styles. A high carat rough diamond is very rare, but there is an abundance of smaller stones.

Woow love the video sweetie pie and im loving the way the story is told. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF GREATEST PAINTINGS EVER MADE 💯🔥🥂💋

I kept hearing joanna bongo... nice documentary, one person to believe in your work is very valuable

Wow! The painting of Joanna resembles my face features. When i sent picture of that painting to my husband he thought i painted myself as old woman.

another great documentary thanks

Thank you!

She played the most important role because without her, we’d probably have nothing of Vincent or Theo.

I think that she did a good job ❤

I remember the first time I saw Irises at the Getty , I was blown away by the vibrancy of the colors. When I went back several years later, it didn't seem the same. When I looked closer, I saw that a piece of glass had been placed over the canvas for security reasons, It muted the beautiful colors, such a shame that others would never be able yo see his eork the way I once did.

Not true, Van Gogh was known and recognized amongst his peers. He was on the brink of great fame when he died. See the Great Expectations channel segment regarding Van Gogh.

Sometimes his paintings look super realistic.

not mentioned...very few letters were dated, she spent twenty yrs putting them in chronological order ,kudos to Jo

I’m really enjoying this channel. Thank you!

Amazing video.. thank you ❤❤ Are those clips in the video from a movie?

The little tantrums are pure invention.

Very interesting documentary! 👍🏻 9:47👈🏻 My only complaint is that I would have liked to see the one and only existing photo of Vincent Van Gogh in addition to the two pictures of his brother, Theo Van Gogh, taken at the ages of 15 and 22. Oh, and one more thing; His name is Vincent Willem Van Gogh. - Not *“Fan Cough”!*

I would so like to see the faces of Leonardo, Raffaelo, Michelangelo or even Giotto viewing these art operas

My sister-in-law would pile my paintings up, throw me on top and burn the lot

There has to be a lot of forgotten great artists 🎨🌹🩰🌹🎺

🙏🏻💔🙏🏽

Johanna Bonger - van Gogh is a hero!

Renowned painter seriously, the most renowned amateur artist deception in art history

She was still alive today 100 years ago.

I wonder why the voice over keeps on saying Van Goff.

Wow! Jim Schultz Indianapolis, IN USA

Vann GoGGGGGG

Open a museum.

I believe Van Gogh was on the spectrum.

I don't know if she knew the end result of what she did, but it was meant to be because his life was so unfair and so tragic, but that was only fair that people kno 5:16 w about him. I'm an artist, and I learn so much from him as all artists do. His life had a purpose even though tragic.

Have you noticed people always say things like "Van Gogh's painting" but never "Van Beethoven's Ninth"? Weird, no? (I'm leaving aside the mispronunciation of "van Gogh".)

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wild guess … his sister-in-law may came from Batavia.

Yeah it's all about timing.....everything is

Nice

Is "van Goff" merely the British interpretation of the "gh" ? (Like rough or tough.) I have seen a video in which van Gogh's descendent pronounces the family name "van Go" with a silent "gh," which is how many in America and some Europeans say it. There is even a "van Gock" pronunciation favored by some art experts. Puzzling.

What a super woman she was…and damn all the wars!

Hmmm she died a year after she sold the sunflowers.. thats a cheaper way to get the art

Could have toned down the drama a bit

Johanna Bonger proves the point, if you have lemons, make lemon aid.

"Van Goff"???????????????????

Van GO.

Can you please tell me why you are intentionally blocking quite a few art related documentaries from being viewed by those of us on Australia? Your latest video, When Europe's Most Famous Painter Met Prince Philip of Spain, has also got a block on it!! There are art lovers like myself who crave watching anything about art & art history are being denied what others around the world can freely view!! WHY?? This is now about the FOURTH documentary I'll NEVER get access to because our networks are NOT interested in broadcasting content like this. I'm pretty ticked that I've missed out on a Van Gogh & Gauguin documentaries a while back. STOP THIS BLATANT DISCRIMINATION & ALLOW ALL ART LOVERS ACCESS TO YOUR VIDEOS!!!

Van Golf.

Van Cough.

I believe this documentary attempts to validate the Schuffenecker sunflower, as a genuine Van Gogh...eh, Yasuda?

wonder why the commentator pronounces Van Gogh with an f at the end?

Stop mispronouncing his surname it is Van Hoh not goff

We should try to pronounce names of persons foreign to ours in its native tongue.

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The Germans where only the vice of distraction..the real loathers were in the opposite side .how clever!!

Thank you. However, I think you could not have benefited by finding a narrator who can actually pronounce Van Gogh's name properly (p.s. IT IS NOT VAN GOFF!!!)

at 2.53 is that Nazi Hermann Göring admiring a Van Gogh painting ?

Van gof?

Bitcoin buy ok

OK it's NOT VanGof !

If you can't be bothered to pronounce his name properly, why don't you just say Vincent?

Van Gogh is boh brilliant and overrated. The painting in Norway was crudely executed and the castle in south of France was missed because it was a poor representation.

Can anyone explain and/ or justify the phonetically generated subtitles? Do the " powers to be" see the gross irony in this? These brilliant documentaries are designed to educate... with spellings like "rah na sance," are you kidding? It is incredulous that today's technology cannot come up with authenticity vs. cheesiness...as if you haven't heard this complaint before?

Will native English speakers ever learn to at least make an effort to pronounce names from other languages correctly? With names of persons, it is a matter of respect. IT IS NOT "GOFF"!

Doubtful

Excellent documentary. Never knew the story about Joanna Bonger. All of us who love Vincent's work definitely owe much gratitude for her devotion to his art.

Obviously a woman with a deeper level of seeing the greatness and beauty in the world ..she was a person I would like to have met...

Absolutely lovely documentary. How sensitive, courageous and smart was Joanna Bonger! Brilliant,

Behind every 'great man' is a woman whose name is scarcely known to the public.

This video is making me cry...I'm 76, a mother of three and grand/great mother of 15. I feel like I feel Vincent's heart. I bought, Letter's To Theo...and I too am an artist, and have started painting sun flowers because of Vincent. My brother died October 21, 21 and he was a singer, and had a heart like Vincent in different ways....I Loved him so very much...I hope they are hugging each other and it gives Robin and friend their... I know God is but I'm still grieving as he was my Irish Twin...I miss him terribly...I LOVE Vincent and I LOVE my brother, Robin...God bless, Johanna, and Theo...Sorry for writing so long, I can't talk to people about this, they think I'm eccentric, which I am toward the world...

God bless Joanna. The world owes her a tremendous debt of gratitude. ♥

Theo is the brother we all wish we had. ❤

This is the true fascinating story of Vincent van Gogh. He would’ve been nothing if not for this woman. Just another artist.

Yes, she translated all his letters and had them published. I have read all the three volumes, page by page and line by line. Had it not been for her, not many would have known about him. It is called promotion. Regardless of an artist's abilities, without it, fame cannot be achieved. Sometimes, it can be self promotion. Greatest artists such as Courbet and Manet held their own independent shows by the official buildings! Picasso was a master of self promotion. The fact remains that many who are not good at it, yet are great artists, fall by the way side.

I hold Van Gogh and Rembrandt as the two greatest oilpainters. True mastery.

Absolutely beautiful story ❤️❤️❤️ Yet another person who loved and supported Vincent, believed in him enough to fight for him. Vincent had a difficult life but he was loved.

This shows that any artist needs people behind him or her to believe in them, to promote their art. I honestly wish I had a Joanna behind me. I share much in spirit with Vincent. I don't copy his work, or even study his style, there was only one Vincent. It is important that I have my own style.

The greatest Hero in all of art history.

some of this is incorrect and speculation...she didnt inherit the work, her infant did, so her motivations were different. but what she did was great. the reason so many artists remain unknown is that no one in their lives kept track of the work and letters

The storage is always a big problem.🤔😒 Respect of all she did, all artists need a woman like her.

It's about time we have a documentary about her. Thank you. And thank you, Joanna.

Brilliant. Not only saved Theo and Vincent she reclaimed herstory. We have done so much. Bless Joanna.