The Van Gogh Brothers: A Complex Relationship

I watched a documentary about Van Gogh starring Benedict Cumberbatch and was perplexed. Why does no one see this hypocrisy? Why does everyone think that there was great love between the brothers? I don’t know, it’s obvious to me that Theo didn’t sell Van Gogh paintings on purpose, being a successful (!) art dealer who got rich in this business, according to his friends, “he, like no one else, felt the trends of fashion and art, absolutely guessing which painting would become a piece of art." From Vincent, he received hundreds of paintings. And not one "managed" to sell, but kept everything. He did not visit his sick and lonely brother in a psychiatric clinic, and he also demanded a picture a week as payment for bills and art supplies. And when Vincent got worse and painted a picture a day, Theo took them too. Doesn't sound like a great benefactor. Even Vincent himself wrote to him in letters and asked why Theo did not even try to sell his paintings. All in all, Van Gogh was poor as a church mouse and trusted his brother all his artworks to sell. To no avail. All in all, I highly recommend this documentary. I would be interested in discussing it with you! Found this modern interpretation of Starry Night at Venice Beach.