Van Gogh Mural Breda

This 130-metre-long mural, created by Joren Joshua, is an ode to the ‘forgotten brother of Vincent van Gogh’ and the Backer & Rueb machine factory in Breda. Joren worked on the mural for almost two weeks and received help from fellow artists with this major task.

The mural features a man with bright orange hair, representing Cornelius (Cor) van Gogh, the younger brother of Vincent van Gogh. Like Vincent, Cor had a turbulent life. Due to his technical background, he worked for a while at Backer & Rueb. However, he did not like the Netherlands, so he travelled and ended up in South Africa. There he became a technical draughtsman for the South African Railway Company. Eventually, Cor joined the Boer Commando during the Second Boer War, but he was soon wounded. Vincent and Cor met their end in the same way. During his stay in hospital, Cor shot himself at the age of 32.

This mural is part of the more than 80 Blind Walls in Breda and is a collaboration between Zuidlijn, Van Gogh Brabant, the Municipality of Breda, and Blind Walls Gallery.

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