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PUBLISHER
MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

BOOK FORMAT
Paperback, 8.5 x 10 in. / 232 pgs / 100 color.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date
Forthcoming

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2025 p. 23   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9780878469031 TRADE
List Price: $35.00 CAD $53.00 GBP £30.00

AVAILABILITY
Awaiting stock

TERRITORY
WORLD

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 03/30/25–09/07/25

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Van Gogh Museum, 10/03/25–01/11/26

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Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits

Edited with text by Nienke Bakker, Katie Hanson. Text by Christopher D.M. Atkins, Rachel Childers, Muriel Geldof, Bregje Gerritse, Erin Mysak, Richard Newman, Kathrin Pilz, Lydia Vagts.

Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits

With vibrant colors and imaginative backgrounds, Van Gogh's affectionate renderings of an entire family underscore his love of portraiture

Vincent van Gogh once wrote, "What I’m most passionate about…is the portrait, the modern portrait." This passion flourished between 1888 and ’89 when, during his stay in Arles, in the South of France, the artist created a number of portraits of a neighboring family that had 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 his year in Arles, the artist created an astonishing 26 painted portraits of the family members, 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.


Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits

STATUS: Forthcoming | 4/22/2025

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Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits

VAN GOGH: THE ROULIN FAMILY PORTRAITS

MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

ISBN: 9780878469031
USD $35.00
| CAD $53 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 4/22/2025
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ISBN: 9788857249599
USD $40.00
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Pub Date: 4/25/2023
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Vincent van Gogh: Starry Night

VINCENT VAN GOGH: STARRY NIGHT

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633450424
USD $19.95
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Pub Date: 10/24/2017
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Van Gogh in Provence

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ISBN: 9782330063023
USD $35.00
| CAD $47.5 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 9/27/2016
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Van Gogh: Drawings

VAN GOGH: DRAWINGS

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ISBN: 9782330052546
USD $29.95
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Pub Date: 11/24/2015
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Van Gogh: Colours of the North, Colours of the South

VAN GOGH: COLOURS OF THE NORTH, COLOURS OF THE SOUTH

Van Gogh Foundation / Actes Sud

ISBN: 9782330031145
USD $40.00
| CAD $54 UK £ 35

Pub Date: 8/31/2014
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The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters

THE REAL VAN GOGH: THE ARTIST AND HIS LETTERS

Royal Academy Publications

ISBN: 9781905711604
USD $39.95
| CAD $55

Pub Date: 4/1/2010
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Vincent Van Gogh: Timeless Country - Modern City

VINCENT VAN GOGH: TIMELESS COUNTRY - MODERN CITY

Skira

ISBN: 9788857208251
USD $75.00
| CAD $95

Pub Date: 9/6/2011
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