Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits
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Author: Van Gogh, Vincent
Van Gogh's passion for portraiture flourished in 1888 and ’89 when, during his stay in Arles, in the South of France, the artist created a number of portraits of a neighbouring family that agreed to sit for him. The family included the local postman Joseph Roulin; his wife, Augustine; and their three children, Armand, Camille and Marcelle. Over the course of a year, the artist created an astonishing 26 painted portraits of the family, both in groups and individually, as well as multiple drawings.Van Gogh’s tender relationship with the postman and his family and his groundbreaking portrayals of them are at the heart of this book, the first dedicated to the Roulin portraits. Drawing on letters from the artist, archival material, contemporary criticism and technical studies, 'The Roulin Family Portraits' features insightful essays on Van Gogh’s practice, his beliefs about portraiture, his personal relationship with the Roulins and his admiration for his contemporaries as well as 17th-century Dutch portraitists.
Vincent van Gogh (1853–90) began his painting career in his late twenties, influenced first by his work as a missionary in a mining region of Belgium, and later by his exposure to Impressionism while living in Paris. His bright signature style emerged after relocating to the South of France, where he produced more than 2,000 artworks in just over a decade.
ISBN 9780878469031. MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. pb. 232 pages. 100 colour ills. 25.4 x 21.6 cm.
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Van Gogh's passion for portraiture flourished in 1888 and ’89 when, during his stay in Arles, in the South of France, the artist created a number of portraits of a neighbouring family that agreed to sit for him. The family included the local postman Joseph Roulin; his wife, Augustine; and their three children, Armand, Camille and Marcelle. Over the course of a year, the artist created an astonishing 26 painted portraits of the family, both in groups and individually, as well as multiple drawings.Van Gogh’s tender relationship with the postman and his family and his groundbreaking portrayals of them are at the heart of this book, the first dedicated to the Roulin portraits. Drawing on letters from the artist, archival material, contemporary criticism and technical studies, 'The Roulin Family Portraits' features insightful essays on Van Gogh’s practice, his beliefs about portraiture, his personal relationship with the Roulins and his admiration for his contemporaries as well as 17th-century Dutch portraitists.
Vincent van Gogh (1853–90) began his painting career in his late twenties, influenced first by his work as a missionary in a mining region of Belgium, and later by his exposure to Impressionism while living in Paris. His bright signature style emerged after relocating to the South of France, where he produced more than 2,000 artworks in just over a decade.
ISBN 9780878469031. MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. pb. 232 pages. 100 colour ills. 25.4 x 21.6 cm.
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