Eugène Boch (1 September 1855 – 3 January 1941) was a Belgian painter, born in Saint-Vaast, La Louvière, Hainaut.

[citation needed] Boch supported poor artists of talent, including Émile Bernard, whom he met at the Atelier Cormon, and Paul Gauguin.

He also exchanged works with many artists, including by Van Gogh, and little by little, grew an important collection of contemporary art.

Boch and his sister Anna spent a large part of the family fortune promoting other artists.

[1] In a letter to his brother Theo about the painting, Van Gogh described his artistic approach and vision for the portrait.Because instead of trying to render exactly what I have before my eyes, I use colour more arbitrarily in order to express myself forcefully.