Tickets Now Available for “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits”
We’re about to Gogh all out!
March 30 – September 7th, 2025
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You likely know Vincent van Gogh’s paintings of the postman Joseph Roulin and his wife Augustine from our Impressionism Gallery. Now it’s time to meet the rest of the family!
In 1888, while living in the South of France, Van Gogh forged a cherished friendship with his neighbors: the Roulins and their three children, Armand, Camille, and Marcelle. Over the next year, during a pivotal time in his life, the artist painted a series of intimate portrayals of the family. Our upcoming exhibition is the first to examine the deep bonds between the artist and the Roulins—bringing together more than 20 of Van Gogh’s beloved works to Boston from around the world.
Timed-entry tickets are required for this special exhibition! Book early to guarantee your preferred entry date and time.
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Boston, MA 02115
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“Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits” is sponsored by Bank of America. Generously supported by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation and Barbara M. Eagle. Additional support comes from Barbara and Michael Schaefer, the Cordover Exhibition Fund, and the MFA Associates / MFA Senior Associates Exhibition Endowment Fund. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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Images
From top: Vincent van Gogh, Portrait of Joseph Roulin (detail), 1889. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. M. Burden, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rosenberg, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Mr. and Mrs. Armand P. Bartos, The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection, Mr. and Mrs. Wener E. Josten, and Loula D. Lasker Bequest (all by exchange), 1989. Photo Credit: Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY; Vincent van Gogh, Lullaby: Madame Augustine Roulin Rocking a Cradle (La Berceuse) (detail), 1889. Oil on canvas. Bequest of John T. Spaulding; Vincent van Gogh, Armand Roulin (detail), 1888. Oil on canvas. Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Acquired with the collection of D. G. Van Beuningen. Photography: Studio Tromp;Vincent van Gogh, The Schoolboy (The Postman’s Son—Boy in Cap) (detail), 1888. Oil on canvas. Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand Doação (Gift) Seabra Cia. de Tecidos, Anderson-Clayton and Co., Egídio Câmara, Mário de Almeida, Usineiros do Nordeste, Geremia Lunardelli, Alberto Soares Sampaio, Cia. Souza Cruz, Guilherme Guinle, Francisco Pignatari, Cia. Siderúrgica Belgo-Mineira S.A., Louis Ensch, Jules Verelst, Cápua & Cápua S.A., 1952; Vincent van Gogh, The Baby Marcelle Roulin (detail), 1888. Oil on canvas. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent Van Gogh Foundation). © Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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