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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
The artist met Joseph Roulin, a 47-year-old postal worker, in the late 1880s. The series of artworks will be reunited at ...
'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
At the toughest time of his life, the painter was supported by an unlikely soulmate, Joseph Roulin, a postman in Arles. It ...
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You’ve got mail: pathbreaking exhibition on Van Gogh’s postman opens shortly in Boston, then heads to Amsterdam
While painting Joseph Roulin and his wife and children, Vincent wrote in great excitement: “I’ve done the portraits of an ...
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12 art exhibits to explore this spring
From pastoral landscapes at The Clark to the visionary art of Minnie Evans at the MFA, this season's art exhibits embrace the ...
How the First Vincent van Gogh Piece Was Acquired in the US: Book Excerpt
Blake Gopnik recounts how the Albert Barnes Foundation started its collection of modern art via an excerpt from his book, ...
The European towns that give away free chickens
Towns in France and Belgium have been giving out free chickens for years to combat food waste – could the idea catch on ...
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Van Gogh's Guardian Angel: The Surprising Story of a Deep Friendship
A new exhibition explores this close friendship, and how it benefited art history. On 23 December, 1888, the day that Vincent ...
A local brewery used art from Philly museums on its cans. They didn’t ask permission and don’t want forgiveness.
The beer named Letters from Aston IPA (a nod to The Postman and 2SP’s hometown) is one of two releases so far in the ...
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Joseph Muscat
Shady offshore deals. A tiny nation in the grip of large-scale criminal interests. These are the leading factors behind the selection of Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat as the OCCRP 2019 Person ...