La Berceuse  1889

Oil on canvas, 92 x 72.5 cm [br]c. 29 March 1889 Kröller-Müller Museum Description: In Arles, Van Gogh befriended the postmaster Joseph Roulin and his wife Augustine. He painted portraits of them and their three children. Here he depicts Augustine as ‘La Berceuse’, which means she who rocks the cradle or lullaby. She uses the string in her hand to rock her baby’s c...