Andries Bonger [SEP] sister
Andries Bonger
Andries Bonger (20 May 1861 – 20 January 1936), nicknamed "Dries", was Johanna van Gogh-Bonger's favorite brother. Bonger was a friend of his future brother-in-law Theo van Gogh in Paris. It was through Andries that Johanna and Theo met. He also knew Vincent van Gogh who called him André in letters.
In a letter that Bonger wrote to his parents on March 31, 1885, he describes [Theo] van Gogh as having received unexpected news the
the Netherlands to spend their holidays with their parents, Theo and Andries Bonger visit the museums in Lille, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp.
- c. July 28 - August 7: Theo stays in Nuenen.
- August 7: Theo visits Bonger in Amsterdam and meets his sister Johanna ("Jo") for the first time.
- August: first public display of works by Van Gogh, in windows of the art dealer Leurs in The Hague.
- October 6–8: visit to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum