The Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh

Behind every legendary artist lies an untold story, but this one belongs to a woman history forgot, who held the power to make or break a genius. Discover Johanna's fabulous story.

The staircase creaks beneath her feet. Johanna climbs the steps leading to the attic of her new home in Bussum, near Amsterdam. The door opens onto a jumble of canvases she has just inherited. These works once adorned the walls of her Parisian flat. She picks one up with care, descends and hangs it in her son's bedroom. It is a painting of almond trees in blossom, given at the birth of little Vincent, named thus in homage to his uncle.