"The first comprehensive exhibition of Van Gogh's portraits of the postman Joseph Roulin and his family has just arrived in Amsterdam, following its presentation in America. Van Gogh and the Roulins: Together Again at Last opens today (3 October) at the , and runs until 11 January 2026. At Boston's it attracted 280,000 visitors-and it's likely to see even more in Amsterdam."
"The centrepiece of the Amsterdam show is Van Gogh's , on loan from Boston. It was painted in Arles at the very end of July 1888. At the time, Vincent lightheartedly complained to his brother Theo that although he had not needed to pay Roulin to pose, it would have been cheaper to have given him a few francs. "The chap, not accepting money, was more expensive, eating, drinking with me," he wrote. Vincent and Roulin quickly bonded, frequently patronising the Café de la Gare."
The first comprehensive exhibition of Van Gogh's portraits of postman Joseph Roulin and his family has opened in Amsterdam after a presentation in America. The show, Van Gogh and the Roulins: Together Again at Last, opens on 3 October and runs until 11 January 2026. The Boston presentation attracted 280,000 visitors. The Amsterdam centerpiece is Van Gogh's portrait of Joseph Roulin on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, while Roulin's actual chair comes from the Van Gogh Museum. The portrait was painted in Arles at the end of July 1888. Van Gogh and Roulin formed a close bond, often meeting at the Café de la Gare. Van Gogh drew inspiration from Frans Hals' The Merry Drinker, noting parallels in gaze, posture and loose brushwork.
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