“I’ve done the portraits of an entire family, the family of the postman,” van Gogh wrote to his brother in late 1888. “The ...

He noted the confidently painted smile lines framing the older man’s mouth ... that Van Gogh already knew well. The fact that LMI’s iteration includes the shape of a cross into the net ...

Yet, the Museum of Fine Art, Boston uses its new exhibition, “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits,” to prompt ... rethink the iconic artist as a man focused on art’s ability to foster ...

who described him as "a more interesting man than many people". Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Portrait of Joseph Roulin, 1889 – Van Gogh's paintings of the Roulin family were full of ...

The first of these, one of 36 Van Gogh completed during his lifetime, concludes its display at the Norton Simon on Monday, March 4th. The portrait, which is on loan from the National Gallery in ...