Madame Roulin and Her Baby
1888
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
25 × 20 in. (63.5 × 50.8 cm) Framed: 37 3/8 × 32 in. (94.9 × 81.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.231
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About this artwork
Madame Roulin and Her Baby is a paintings by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, created in 1888. The work was created using oil on canvas. It measures 25 × 20 in. (63.5 × 50.8 cm) Framed: 37 3/8 × 32 in. (94.9 × 81.3 cm). The painting showcases the artistic techniques and aesthetic sensibilities of its era, reflecting both technical skill and cultural context. Artists of this period developed sophisticated approaches to composition, color, and subject matter that defined their artistic milieu. The ...
About the Artist
Vincent van Gogh · 1853–1890
Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890) stands as one of the most influential figures in Western art history, despite a career spanning merely a decade. Born in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands, to a Protestant pastor's family, van Gogh's path to artistic greatness was anything but conventional. His early adulthood saw him working as an art dealer for Goupil & Cie, a language teacher, and a fervent missiona...