11 Facts About Andries Bonger

Andries Bonger was a Dutch art collector, as well as Johanna van Gogh-Bonger's brother and Theo van Gogh's friend, who later became his brother-in-law.

In December 1879, after finishing a course at the Amsterdam Trade School, Bonger traveled to Paris to work at Geo Wehry, a commodity trading firm that focused on tobacco, coffee, tea, and rubber.

Andries Bonger later introduced his sister Jo to Theo; they married in Amsterdam in 1889, but he and his wife did not attend the wedding because he thought the wedding cost too much and they could not afford to travel.

Andries Bonger mentioned that Van Gogh was not very strong, and so this was a very melancholy circumstance.

In 1886, Vincent van Gogh arrived in Paris, which meant that Andries Bonger saw less of Theo.

Andries Bonger expressed his concern that Vincent's harshness towards Theo, who had begun to look haggard.

Andries Bonger believed that his younger sister should not have sole say about what became of these remnants of her marriage and attempted to exert his influence over her.

Andries Bonger resisted and the close of the siblings were at odds.

Andries Bonger managed the sales of some of Vincent's artwork whose sale Jo authorized.

Around this time, Andries Bonger started collecting art, especially works by Odilon Redon and Emile Bernard, who were his friends.

Andries Bonger owned works by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cezanne.