Vincent treasure trove; The van Gogh Museum's van Goghs. (Vincent van Gogh's works from the original collection of his brother Theo)

World and I | October 1, 1998| | Copyright

Van Gogh died virtually unkown, but his brother Theo and Theo's heirs preserved his works and made him known to the world. Seventy works from their priceless collection now come to America.

"What I want and aim at is confoundingly difficult, and yet I do not think I aim too high," wrote Vincent van Gogh in a letter to his brother Theo in 1882. "I want to do drawings which touch some people." Van Gogh's career as an artist had just begun, and these words, coupled with his desire to leave mankind "some memento in the form of drawings and paintings--not made to please ...

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