The exhibition reveals Van Gogh’s intense devotion to painting—even through deep sorrow and unbearable hallucinations.

But when Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) set his sights on mastering the art of portraiture upon moving to Arles in the south of France in February 1888, he turned to the local postman, Joseph ...

When Van Gogh’s painting, the “Postman of Arles”, was removed from the Tate Gallery just over a century ago, London’s Weekly Dispatch was left baffled by the mysterious loss. On 25 May ...

Japan wins out, with three separate shows that, together, will probably attract over a million visitors this year ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts announced the Oakland County communities that are participating in the museum’s 2025 Inside|Out ...

Olivia Williams is best known for portraying Queen Camilla on The Crown but that’s not her only notable role. Williams made ...

Postman Andrew Drysdale got into a fight with a customer after he was accused of not trying to make the delivery, an ...

When Vincent van Gogh moved in next door to Postman Joseph Roulin, he not only discovered a new friendship. In each member of the Roulin family, the artist also found a new muse. Now, over a century ...

Marcelle, the daughter, was born around the time van Gogh met the family. As the artist wrote to his sister in July 1888, “I’m now working on the portrait of a postman with his dark blue ...

Vincent van Gogh, “Postman Joseph Roulin” (1888) (© Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) “A head something like that of Socrates, almost no nose, a high forehead, bald pate, small grey eyes ...