Editing Van Gogh Museum (section)

=== Unsold works ===
Upon [[Vincent van Gogh]]'s death in 1890, his work not sold fell into the possession of his brother [[Theo van Gogh (art dealer)|Theo]]. Theo died six months after Vincent, leaving the work in the possession of his widow, [[Johanna van Gogh-Bonger]].<ref name=nga>{{citation |url=http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/vgmsm.shtm |title=Van Gogh's Van Goghs: The Van Gogh Museum |publisher=National Gallery of Art |access-date=23 April 2011 |archive-date=29 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529195527/http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/vgmsm.shtm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Selling many of Vincent's paintings with the ambition of spreading knowledge of his artwork, Johanna maintained a [[private collection]] of his works.  The collection was inherited by her son Vincent Willem van Gogh in 1925, eventually loaned to the [[Stedelijk Museum]] in [[Amsterdam]], where it was displayed for many years, and was transferred to the state-initiated Vincent van Gogh Foundation in 1962.<ref name=nga/>In the years following her husband’s death, [[Johanna van Gogh-Bonger]] organized exhibitions of [[Vincent van Gogh]]'s work in the [[Netherlands]] and abroad, significantly contributing to his posthumous recognition.