Van Gogh painted a total of 7 portraits of Madame Ginoux the owner of the Café de la Gare in Arles, France. Van Gogh came to know Madame Ginoux, or Marie Jullian the wife of Joseph-Michel Ginoux, while he took lodging at the café from May to September of 1888 before moving into the Yellow…
Vincent van Gogh created three paintings of Père Tanguy during his time in Paris. Julien François Tanguy, also known as Père or “Father” Tanguy, was a paint dealer with a store on the Rue Clauzel, where Van Gogh frequently purchased paints. Tanguy was known for selling products for cheap prices and allowed artists to make…
Van Gogh created several drawings of Clasina “Sien” Maria Hoornik in 1882 and 1883. Van Gogh’s drawings of Sien show her as a pregnant woman, as a mother nursing her baby, and working at home sewing or peeling potatoes. These drawings were primarily done in pencil; although, some were created in ink with pen and…
