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Location in the artwork: Arles, France
This is a portrait of Madame Roulin, the wife of the postman in Arles, with whom van Gogh was friends. She is holding a cord, with which she can rock a cradle that we cannot see. In this painting, van Gogh wanted to summon up a lullaby and thereby evoke the idea of comfort. This is not so much the portrait of an individual as a symbolic depiction of Motherhood. Oil on canvas 91.0 x 71.5 cm Arles 1889 The Stedelijk Museum for modern and contemporary art, Amsterdam, Netherlands Explore La Berceuse - Powered by Google Read more ... closer look at Van Gogh's Art Techniques  |
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