![]() ![]() Roulin kept writing Theo after Vincent came back to the Yellow House: ‘he is as meek as a lamb’. Joseph Roulin also took care of the Yellow House. After Theo had left Arles to visit Vincent, Roulin wrote letters to Theo and Willemien (Vincent’s sister) keeping them informed about Vincent’s health. Roulin was there for Vincent when he was in hospital. ![]() Van Gogh was brought to a hospital in very bad condition and stayed there until 7 January 1889, where he was treated by the resident physician Félix Rey (you can read more about Dr. It made him cut off his left ear with a razor that he gave to a prostitute in a local brothel. On 23 December 1888, Van Gogh had severe mental problems. But such a good fellow, so wise, so sensitive and so faithful’.įriends in good and the most difficult times. In letters to his brother, Vincent described Joseph Roulin as ‘a more interesting man than many people’ and ‘a man who is not bitter, not melancholic, not perfect, not happy and also not always perfectly honest. Vincent and Joseph became drinking companions. Joseph and his family lived at Rue de la Montagne des Cordes 10, just around the corner from Vincent. Van Gogh was often there to drop off his mail for is brother Theo. Joseph Roulin was the postmaster of the railway station in Arles, responsible for loading and unloading bags of mail. The Cafe Terrace, Starry Night over the Rhone and The Yellow House were all painted in Van Gogh’s neighbourhood. Inspired by the impressionists in Paris and the bright colors of the South Vincent painted some of his most famous masterpieces in Arles. On 20 February 1888 Van Gogh moved from Paris to Arles, in the South of France. ![]()
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