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Van Gogh’s Radiant Portraits of a Postman’s Family Get a Rare Reunion
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Van Gogh Museum have staged the first show dedicated to Vincent van Gogh's Roulin ...
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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. The series of artworks will be reunited at ...
'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
At the toughest time of his life, the painter was supported by an unlikely soulmate, Joseph Roulin, a postman in Arles. It ...
The Art Newspaper10d
‘Mystery of a masterpiece’: how Van Gogh’s postman portrait ‘disappeared’ from London’s Tate Gallery a century ago
Now owned by New York’s MoMA, the painting of Joseph Roulin is the star loan for a major exhibition opening in Boston ...
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Where to see Van Gogh's work in 2025: Boston, London and beyond
Japan wins out, with three separate shows that, together, will probably attract over a million visitors this year ...
New Van Gogh exhibition coming to MFA Boston, a first in 25 years
More than 20 artworks by world-renowned Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh will be shown in the art exhibition, including 14 of the "Roulin Family Portraits." ...
Opinion
A local brewery used art from Philly museums on its cans. They didn’t ask permission and don’t want forgiveness.
The beer, named Letters from Aston IPA, (a nod to The Postman and 2SP’s hometown) is one of two releases so far in the brewery’s new Public Domain Series, which features artworks with ...
Smithsonian Magazine20d
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
Roulin, depicted in his blue uniform and “postes” hat, is now one of van Gogh’s most famous subjects. But the artist didn’t stop with the postman: He painted the entire family, making 26 ...