Van Gogh: the Roulin family portraits

Abstract

"This book offers the first in-depth exploration of this group of works, which Van Gogh hoped would express 'the model's thoughts, his soul,' and comment about human existence in a more universal sense. Relying on letters from the artist, archival material, contemporary criticism, and technical studies, 'Van Gogh: 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 seventeenth-century Dutch portraitists." -- Inside front cover.

Contents

Directors' foreword / Matthew Teitelbaum and Emilie E. S. Gordenker -- Curatorial preface / Nienke Bakker and Katie Hanson -- The Roulin portraits -- Van Gogh and Roulin : a family story / Nienke Bakker -- Twenty-six portraits of the Roulin family / Bregje Gerritse -- Beyond likeness : Van Gogh's Roulin portraits in context / Katie Hanson -- Van Gogh, Rembrandt, and Frans Hals / Christopher D. M. Atkins -- The Postman and his wife : a technical study / Lydia Vagts, Richard Newman, Erin Mysak, and Rachel Childers -- The Roulin children : a technical study / Kathrin Pilz and Muriel Geldof.