44 letters found
- 648 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 24 or Wednesday, 25 July 1888.
- in note 3:
This model was the postman Joseph Roulin: see letter 652.
- 652 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 31 July 1888.
- in note 7:
In a letter to Willemien van Gogh, Roulin described himself as ‘Entreposeur des Postes’ and gave ...
- in translation:
...ry Socratic. A raging republican, like père Tanguy. A more interesting man than many people.postman
- 653 To Willemien van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 31 July 1888.
- in note 3:
...as Joseph Roulin (F 432 / JH 1522). For the comparison of Roulin with Socrates see letter 652, n. 7.
- in translation:
I’m now working on the portrait of a postman with his dark blue uniform with yellow.
- 654 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Friday, 3 August 1888.
- in note 8:
For the comparison of Roulin with Socrates see letter 652, n. 7.
- 655 To Emile Bernard. Arles, on or about Sunday, 5 August 1888.
- in translation:
I’ve just made a portrait of a postman — or rather, two portraits even — Socratic type, no less...
- in note 20:
...(F 433 / JH 1524). See letter 662. See letter 652, n. 7, for the comparison of Roulin with Socrates.
- 656 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Monday, 6 August 1888.
- in note 8:
Exactly what Van Gogh gave Roulin is not clear. It may have been one or more copies of the popular po...
- in translation:
...did not only one but even two portraits of my postman, one half-length, with hands, and a life-size ...
- 662 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Wednesday, 15 August 1888.
- in translation:
Now, I’ve kept the large portrait of the postman, and his head enclosed herewith is — a single si...
- 663 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Saturday, 18 August 1888.
- in note 3:
...me the postman’s name is mentioned; Van Gogh had evidently misheard it, for he wrote ‘Rollin’.
- in translation:
...he drawing I made after this painting, as well as the drawing of the portrait of Roulin the postman.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to paint the postman as I feel him; as a revolutionary this man is l...
- 665 To Emile Bernard. Arles, on or about Tuesday, 21 August 1888.
- in note 1:
...d recorded in his portraits of the postman Joseph Roulin; see letter 652, n. 7. Van Gogh also hoped ...
- 667 To Willemien van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 21 or Wednesday, 22 August 1888.
- in note 4:
...his plan into effect: he painted the whole Roulin family, including the baby, in December 1888 (cf. ...
- in translation:
If I can get the mother and father to agree to let me paint it, then I’ll do a child in a cradle on...
- 669 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Sunday, 26 August 1888.
- in note 8:
Van Gogh had painted two portraits of Roulin the postman in late July and early August: Joseph Roulin...
- in translation:
But I consulted this postman whom I painted, who has very often set up his little household and dism...
- 676 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Saturday, 8 September 1888.
- in note 3:
Van Gogh had painted two portraits of Roulin in late July and early August: Joseph Roulin (F 432 / JH...
- in translation:
...reat delight of the lodging-house keeper, the postman whom I’ve already painted, the prowling nigh...
- 677 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Sunday, 9 September 1888.
- in note 3:
Joseph and Augustine Roulin.
- in translation:
...I worked at furnishing the house. Just as the postman and his wife told me, the two beds, if you wan...
- 691 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Saturday, 29 September 1888.
- in note 4:
Since Roulin lived in rue de la Montagne des Cordes (on the right after the two bridges), Van Gogh mu...
- in translation:
...e I go to eat supper every day. My friend the postman lives at the bottom of the street on the left,...
- 702 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Wednesday, 10 or Thursday, 11 October 1888.
- in translation:
... in the open air and in cafés. My friend the postman, for example, lives a great deal in cafés and...
- 723 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Saturday, 1 December 1888.
- in note 2:
Joseph Roulin and his wife Augustine had two sons and one daughter: Armand (17), Camille (11) and Mar...
- in translation:
... of the postman whose head I did before – the man, his wife, the baby, the young boy and the 16-ye...
- 728 Vincent van Gogh and Félix Rey to Theo van Gogh. Arles, Wednesday, 2 January 1889.
- in note 1:
...d the last letter from Vincent’s friend the postman says, “The doctor will wait a few days befor...
...2023; Brief happiness 1999, p. 83. Doctor Rey, Roulin and the Rev. Frédéric Salles kept Theo inform...
- 729 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Friday, 4 January 1889.
- in note 1:
...the first time in two weeks, in the company of Roulin, who informed Theo that he and Vincent had spen...
- in translation:
The charwoman and my friend Roulin had taken care of the house, put everything in good order.
- 730 To Paul Gauguin. Arles, Friday, 4 January 1889.
- in note 2:
Van Gogh means that Roulin had arranged for him to leave the hospital for a short while on 4 January....
- in translation:
Roulin has been really kind to me, it was he who had the presence of mind to get me out of there befo...
- 732 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Monday, 7 January 1889.
- in note 13:
Roulin had accompanied Van Gogh the first time he was allowed to leave the hospital, on 4 January, an...
- in translation:
Roulin has been excellent to us, and I dare believe that he’ll remain a staunch friend whom I’ll ...
- 734 Paul Gauguin to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, between Tuesday, 8 and Wednesday, 16 January 1889.
- in translation:
Thank Roulin for thinking of me. I have indeed received my stretcher keys – at the next opportunity...
- 735 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Wednesday, 9 January 1889.
- in translation:
Roulin sends his warm regards, he was very pleased with what you said about him in your letter today,...
- 736 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Thursday, 17 January 1889.
- in note 8:
Theo had sent Roulin a postal order for 30 francs to pay the rent for December (21.50 francs). Roulin...
- in note 14:
In Marseille Roulin took up the post of ‘courrier-convoyeur’ (an official in the postal carriage ...
- in translation:
Given to Roulin to pay the charwoman for the month of December
...st day I cheerfully went to have dinner with Roulin at the restaurant, completely reassured and wit...
...t be added the fact that you sent 30 francs to Roulin, out of which he paid the 21.50 for the rent fo...
Roulin’s going to leave, and as early as the 21st, he’s going to be employed in Marseille.
..., he and his wife, are still very, very upset. Roulin has very often kept me company during this past...
- 738 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Saturday, 19 January 1889.
- in note 7:
Van Gogh compared Roulin to Socrates a number of times; see letter 652, n. 7. The passage on Socrates...
- in translation:
Roulin is on the point of leaving. His salary here was 135 francs a month, to raise 3 children with t...
- 739 To Paul Gauguin. Arles, Monday, 21 January 1889.
- in translation:
Roulin has had his transfer to Marseille and has just left. It has been touching to see him these las...
- 741 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 22 January 1889.
- in translation:
... that misfortunes never come singly. Yesterday Roulin left (naturally my dispatch of yesterday was se...
...y, as married people our parents were exemplary, like Roulin and his wife to quote another specimen.
- 744 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Wednesday, 30 January 1889.
- in note 7:
For the portraits of the Roulin family, see letter 723, n. 2.
- in note 6:
The Roulins, the Ginouxs of the Café de la Gare and the charwoman, Thérèse Balmoissière, were all...
- in note 1:
...ident Carnot. Boulanger refused, however, to stage a coup. Roulin was a Boulangist (cf. letter 667).
- in translation:
...let you know that last Monday I saw our friend Roulin again. There was good reason for it too — the...
...Gauguin to which I replied without delay. When Roulin came I had just finished the repetition of my s...
Roulin sends you his warm regards.
... was our interpretation of the event, not just Roulin’s and mine but that of many others. We were v...
...e for portraits if they dared ask for them. As Roulin, poor poverty-stricken devil and lowly employee...
- 745 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Sunday, 3 February 1889.
- in note 6:
...ke measures to this end; see letter 728, n. 1. Roulin wrote about it to Theo on 28 December, and Mrs ...
- in note 3:
The Roulins chose Augustine Roulin (‘La berceuse’) (F 505 / JH 1669); the repetition of it (the f...
- in translation:
...let her choose between the three, her and her husband, only on condition that I’d do a repetition ...
When I came out of the hospital with good Roulin I fancied that I hadn’t had anything, only afterwa...
I must say this, that the neighbours &c. are particularly kind towards me, everyone here suffering ei...
- 747 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Monday, 18 February 1889.
- in translation:
...ve found so much friendship already from the neighbours, from Mr Rey, from everyone at the hospital f...
- 748 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Monday, 25 February 1889.
- in note 2:
...ns are F 505 / JH 1669 and F 506 / JH 1670. The Roulins had chosen F 505 / JH 1669; the repetition o...
- 751 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Friday, 22 March 1889.
- in translation:
...ticles &c. do to you and me? As my good friend Roulin says, ‘it is acting as a pedestal for othersâ...
- 754 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Thursday, 4 April 1889.
- in note 3:
Roulin had been transferred to Marseille at the end of January; see letter 736, n. 14. ‘Carry burde...
- in note 10:
Roulin celebrated his 48th birthday on 4 April.
- in translation:
By the way — just today friend Roulin came to see me — he told me to give you his warm regards an...
And besides, before seeing Roulin I had already been to the gasworks to arrange it so. And Roulin was...
...here’s a fine article on Monet in Le Figaro, Roulin had read it and had been struck by it, he said....
Roulin was saying, or rather made it understood, that he didn’t at all like the anxiety that has re...
While Roulin isn’t exactly old enough to be like a father to me, all the same he has silent solemni...
- 765 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 30 April 1889.
- in note 24:
...of a sower’. After ‘ditto’ Van Gogh crossed out ‘portrait de Roulin’ (portrait of Roulin).
- 767 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Thursday, 2 May 1889.
- in note 1:
It may be deduced from letter 796, written by Roulin, that Theo had received the portraits of all the...
...ceived the portraits of all the members of the family, so Armand Roulin (F 493 / JH 1643) and Camille...
- 773 Joseph Roulin to Vincent van Gogh. Marseille, Monday, 13 May 1889.
- in note 6:
Roulin lived with Joseph Delpal and his wife Julienne Bloyet (Archives Municipales de Marseille). Van...
- in note 5:
Regarding Roulin’s position in Marseille, see letter 736, n. 14.
- in note 4:
...ntoine Pelissier, who lived in avenue de Montmajour and was, like Roulin, a native of Lambesc (ACA).
- in note 1:
Van Gogh and Roulin had last seen each other around Thursday, 4 April (see letter 754). Apparently he...
- in translation:
Roulin, Railway Postman
- 774 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Tuesday, 21 May 1889.
- in note 3:
...nce information on the other four portraits of Roulin (F 432 / JH 1522, F 434 / JH 1647, F 435 / JH 1...
- in translation:
...r and undamaged. The Berceuse, the portrait of Roulin, the little sower, with the tree, the baby, the...
- 775 Joseph Roulin to Vincent van Gogh. Marseille, Wednesday, 22 May 1889.
- in note 5:
The Roulins owned Augustine Roulin (‘La berceuse’) (F 505 / JH 1669). It cannot be ascertained wh...
- in note 4:
Roulin had visited Van Gogh around Thursday, 4 April; see letter 754.
- in translation:
Roulin.
- 776 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, on or about Thursday, 23 May 1889.
- in note 4:
...use were with Jo van Gogh-Bonger (F 504 / JH 1655 and F 507 / JH 1672) and Roulin (F 505 / JH 1669).
- 787 To Theo van Gogh and Jo van Gogh-Bonger. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Saturday, 6 July 1889.
- in translation:
...e to them smiling and very healthy, while the parents were at bay. So take it as it is, wait with co...
- 796 Joseph Roulin to Vincent van Gogh. Marseille, Monday, 19 August 1889.
- in note 3:
...nformation, it can be ascertained that the Roulin family owned the following portraits: Augustine Ro...
- in note 1:
Vincent must have written to Roulin about Theo’s reaction to the portraits in the third consignment...
- in translation:
Roulin
- 797 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Thursday, 22 August 1889.
- in note 14:
Roulin’s letter is letter 796.
- in translation:
(Our friend Roulin has written to me too.)
- 814 Joseph Roulin to Vincent van Gogh. Marseille, Thursday, 24 October 1889.
- in note 3:
Van Gogh likely wrote to Roulin about his plan to put himself in the care of Dr Gachet in Auvers. See...
- in note 1:
Since Roulin’s departure for Marseille on 21 January 1889, his wife Augustine and their children ha...
- in translation:
Roulin, Railway Postman
- 836 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Saturday, 4 January 1890.
- in translation:
...le, i.e. I made a present of them to my friend Roulin, a white farmhouse among the olive trees and a ...
- 871 To Joseph Ginoux. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, on or about Monday, 12 May 1890.
- in translation:
...or a long time. If by chance you should see the Roulins, don’t forget to give them my warm regards...
4 essay items found
- Publication history / De brieven 1990: a large edition for a small readership
- in publications_6:
...nwhile made public in other works, such as the Roulin letters published by Hulsker and the Gauguin le...
- Correspondents / Preservation of the letters
- in correspondents_4:
...him and gave or sent them to Theo (such as Joseph Roulin, who cleared up the Yellow House after the ...
- Biographical & historical context / The financial backgrounds
- in context_3:
...rancs a month that his friend the postman, Joseph Roulin, had to feed the five mouths of his family,...
- Publication history / The first collected edition of 1952-1954 and thereafter
- in publications_5:
...ers plus a letter about Vincent written by Joseph Roulin to Willemien on 8 January 1889 (numbered W1...
...an Gogh’s life, among them four letters from Roulin to Van Gogh (and five from Roulin to Theo),The ...
The four letters from Roulin to Vincent van Gogh are 773, 775, 796 and 814.
2 other items found
- Documentation
- in documentation:
The five letters by Joseph Roulin, the nine by the Reverend
Frédéric Salles an...
...eph Roulin to Willemien van Gogh. Arles, 8 January 1889
(FR b710).Joseph Roulin
...ountryside or with very simple people, like the Roulins, because he leaves
his ...
- Overview of all the letters
- in overview:
from Joseph Roulin, postal worker in Arles and Marseille
Term(s):
Dated between:
29 September 1872 and 31 July 1890
Person:
Joseph Etienne Roulin (1841-1903) postal worker in Arles and Marseille
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