He found a bounty in the work of the Roulin family, for which he made several images of each person. I want to paint men and women with that something of the eternal which the halo used to symbolize, and which we seek to communicate by the actual radiance and vibration of our colouring." Īs much as Van Gogh liked to paint portraits of people, there were few opportunities for him to pay or arrange for models for his work. He said of portrait studies, "the only thing in painting that excites me to the depths of my soul, and which makes me feel the infinite more than anything else." Van Gogh wrote further of the meaning he wished to evoke: "in a picture I want to say something comforting as music is comforting. Van Gogh, known for his landscapes, seemed to find painting portraits his greatest ambition. In a letter to his brother, Theo, he wrote, "Painting as it is now, promises to become more subtle – more like music and less like sculpture – and above all, it promises colour." As a means of explanation, Vincent explains that being like music means being comforting. He is confident, clear-minded and seemingly content. This is likely one of Van Gogh's happier periods of life. He worked continuously to keep up with his ideas for paintings. The sunflower paintings, some of the most recognizable of Van Gogh's paintings, were created in this time. His paintings represented different aspects of ordinary life, such as portraits of members of the Roulin family. Van Gogh moved to Arles in southern France in 1888, where he produced some of his best work. The work allowed him to pull artistic learnings over the past several years towards the goal of expressing something meaningful as an artist.
#Van gogh postman series
This series was made during one of Van Gogh's most prolific periods.
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