Anthon van Rappard

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Anthon G.A. van Rappard (May 14, 1858, Zeist - March 21, 1892, Santpoort) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman. He was a pupil of Lawrence Alma-Tadema and for a while a friend of Vincent van Gogh. The letters he wrote to Van Rappard are a main source for Van Gogh's biography and work.

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Jaap W. Brouwer, Jan Laurens Siesling & Jacques Vis, Anthon van Rappard, companion & correspondent of Vincent van Gogh; his life & all his works, De Arbeiderpers, Amsterdam & Gary Schwartz, Maarssen 1974 ISBN 90-295-3441-9