Vincent van Gogh Portrait of Armand Roulin (Rotterdam) Print

A Stunning Celebration of Working-Class Dignity and Youthful Promise 🖼️

Painted during November and December 1888, this portrait forms part of van Gogh's celebrated Roulin family series - one of the most cohesive and emotionally compelling portrait cycles in art history. Seventeen-year-old Armand Joseph Désiré Roulin, eldest son of the postman Joseph Roulin, emerges from the canvas as a figure of quiet self-possession and introspective dignity.

The Roulin family became van Gogh's closest friends during his Arles period, providing the companionship and stability he craved. Joseph Roulin, the family patriarch and local postman, became van Gogh's confidant and frequent correspondent. Through this friendship, van Gogh gained access to an entire family of willing models, allowing him to explore his theories about modern, expressive portraiture.

Armand, depicted as a blacksmith's apprentice, embodies van Gogh's democratic vision of portraiture. Rather than painting aristocrats or bourgeois subjects, van Gogh chose to immortalise the dignity of working people. The young man's three-quarter profile, framed by his dark hat and coat, creates a strong silhouette that speaks to both individual character and universal humanity.

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