Some of the letters were sent to Van Gogh’s family after Joseph visited Vincent in the hospital after his breakdown. (It is telling that while Gauguin fled Arles, Joseph did not abandon his ...

In the late 1880s, Vincent van Gogh spent two years in southern France. Though the period was famously tumultuous for the Dutch artist, it was also remarkably productive: He befriended Joseph ...

The graves of Vincent and Theo van Gogh (Wikimedia) Maybe most important, though, is the parallel of God’s loving gifts being shared with the world. Family, at its best, is a refuge from the ...

"Captivated by Vincent. The Intimate Friendship of Jo van Gogh-Bonger and Isaac Israëls" will be on view at the Van Gogh ...

When van Gogh Fled South, This Family Gave Him Purpose. An exhibition in Boston celebrates the little known Roulins of Arles, a family that tempered the artist’s depressions and sat for ...

Vincent van Gogh, Lullaby: Madame Augustine Roulin Rocking a Cradle (La Berceuse), 1889; ... “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits” is on view through September 7, 2025, ...

At the beginning of 1888, Vincent van Gogh, about to turn 35 years old, moved from Paris, where proximity to the Impressionists had expanded his abilities as a painter, to the Provençal town of ...

Murphy: Every time I would ever bring friends or family to Arles, the first thing they would always know about Vincent van Gogh was he was the man who cut off his ear, and yet, when you look in ...

Vincent van Gogh, “Postman Joseph Roulin,” 1888. ... Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits Through Sept. 7 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Comments. More Style stories on art.

Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France? The artist met Joseph Roulin, a 47-year-old postal worker, in the late 1880s.