Theo Van Gogh

Theo (or Theodore or Theodorus) van Gogh is the name of:

  • Theo van Gogh (art dealer) (1857–1891), brother of the painter Vincent van Gogh
  • Theo van Gogh (film director) (1957–2004), great-grandson of the above

Famous quotes containing the words van gogh, van and/or gogh:

    “I can’t work without a model. I won’t say I turn my back on nature ruthlessly in order to turn a study into a picture, arranging the colors, enlarging and simplifying; but in the matter of form I am too afraid of departing from the possible and the true.”
    —Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890)

    “‘Ouch’ is not independent of social training. One has only to prick a foreigner to appreciate that it is an English word.”
    —Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)

    “An artist needn’t be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men.”
    —Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890)