It is so good, after so many years of public indifference, even hostility towards Vincent and his work, to feel towards the end of my life that the battle is won.- JO VAN GOGH-BONGER TO GUSTAVE COQUIOT, 1922`It is a sacrifice for the sake of Vincent-s glory.- JO VAN GOGH-BONGER ON THE SALE OF `THE SUNFLOWERS- TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY, UK, 1924Little known but no less influential, Jo van Gogh-Bonger was sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, wife of his brother, Theo. When the brothers died soon after each other, she took charge of Van Gogh-s artistic legacy and devoted the rest of her life to disseminating his work. Despite being widowed with a young son, Jo successfully navigated the male-dominated world of the art market-publishing Van Gogh-s letters, organizing exhibitions in the Netherlands and throughout the world, and making strategic sales to private individuals and influential dealers-ultimately establishing Van Gogh-s reputation as one of the finest artists of his generation. In do
