Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov

Bogomila Welch-Ovcharov
Born	Bogomila Maria Ovcharov 1940 Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Ph.D. (cumlaude) University of Utrecht
Known for	globally recognized art historian specializing in Vincent Van Gogh who has also written on Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin
Spouse	Robert Welsh (1932-2000)
Awards	Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académique (1994)

Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov (born 1940, Sofia) ^[1] was an art historian and professor formerly at the University of Toronto at Mississauga (she is now retired and the university made her an Emerita professor) who is an authority on the art of Vincent van Gogh. ^{[2] [3]} Her book Van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook, contains reproductions of sketches said to be by the artist, but the authenticity of which has been disputed. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

She was the first non-French art scholar to be invited to curate the inaugural exhibition for the Musée D'Orsay in France. ^[7] Welsh-Ovcharov was a contributor to an exhibition “The Mystical Landscape: From Claude Monet to Emily Carr,” organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto in 2016, and the Musée D’Orsay in Paris in 2017. ^[7] In Goodreads, many of her widely published books have 5 stars. ^[8]

Selected publications

• The early work of Charles Angrand and his contact with Vincent van Gogh. Editions Victorine, Utrecht & Den Haag, 1971.
• Vincent Van Gogh: His Paris Period, 1886-1888. Editions Victorine, Utrecht, 1976.
• Vincent van Gogh and the Birth of Cloisonism. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1981. ISBN   0919876668
• Van Gogh in Provence and Auvers. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1999. ISBN   0883636980
• Gauguin's Nirvana : painters at Le Pouldu 1889-90. New Haven : Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford in association with Yale University Press, 2001. ISBN   0300089546 (invited contributor)
• Vincent van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook. Abrams Books, 2016. ISBN   978-1419725944

Awards

• (1994): awarded the “Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académique“ for her scholarly contributions to French art history; ^[7]

Personal

She was married to Robert Welsh (1932-2000), Mondrian scholar. ^[9]

References

1. Digitaal Album Promotorum Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine doctorate at Utrecht University (1976).
2. James Adams (5 January 2017). "Van Gogh's long-lost sketches draw a clearer picture of his wild years in Provence". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
3. "University of Toronto - Great Past - Great Minds Bio". Greatpast.utoronto.ca. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
4. Barbara Casassus (5 December 2016). "Controversy in France over Vincent van Gogh book". The Bookseller. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
5. Murray Whyte (20 November 2016). "Reputations are on the line in van Gogh battle". Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
6. Mark Brown (15 November 2016). "Newly discovered 'Van Gogh' drawings labelled imitations by museum | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
7. "Article". www.utm.utoronto.ca. U Toronto. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
8. "Article". www.goodreads.com. Goodreads. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
9. "Obituary". www.legacy.com. Legacy. Retrieved 6 July 2025.