1885
- March 26: Vincent's father dies.
- March 27: Theo travels to Nuenen for the funeral.
- March 30: father 's funeral.
- May: Vincent leaves his mother's house.
- July: on their way back to Holland to spend their holidays with their parents, Theo and Andries Bonger visit the museums in Lille, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp.
- c. July 28 - August 7: Theo stays in Nuenen.
- August 7: Theo visits Bonger in Amsterdam and meets his sister Jo for the first time.
- August: first public display of works by Van Gogh, in windows of the art dealer Leurs in The Hague.
- October 6–8: visit to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum.
- November 24: leaves for Antwerp.
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