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[edit] Quote from Musée Goupil webpage

Vincent Van Gogh 1861-1872, Albert Goupil 1872-1884, René Valadon 1878-1884 Commanditaire : Vincent Van Gogh 1872 - 1878

1850-1884 Raison Sociale : Goupil & Cie 1850-1884 Associés : Adolphe Goupil 1850-1884, Alfred Mainguet 1850-1856, Léon Goupil 1854-1855, Léon Boussod 1856-1884, Vincent Van Gogh 1861-1872, Albert Goupil 1872-1884, René Valadon 1878-1884 Commanditaire : Vincent Van Gogh 1872 - 1878 Objets : - Commerce d'estampes, achat, vente et édition 1850-1861 - Commerce de tableaux et dessins, édition d'estampes 1861-1872 - Commerce de tableaux et dessins, impression et édition d'estampes, photographie, exploitation de brevets pour divers procédés d'impression 1872-1884 --R.P.D. 14:13, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vincent & Theo

Current text: "When Vincent, in 1876, was sacked by Goupil and Boussod, Theo got his chance." ... I dimly recall reading somewhere that the brothers sent letters in the packing cases for the artwork that moved between branches ... I will chase this up. The point being, that presumably Theo had got his position while Vincent was still in the employ of the firm. Stumps 20:54, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, it's my poor English that leads to trouble like this. At least, from 1873 to 1876 both Vincent and Theo worked for Goupil, in different branches.

The other thing one should point to is the more than fragile balance between the shareholders of Goupil: As soon as Theo too was there, Vincent had no change to stay longer. But that's a point, discussed in my text for Budapest, so not yet material for WP. --R.P.D. 21:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)