After painting Monsieur Roulin many times, and after the dual sitting with Gauguin to paint Madam Roulin, Vincent decided to paint the entire family.
Here is Monsieur Joseph Roulin in his postal uniform.
Madam Roulin and their 4-month old daughter, Marcelle...
Their 17-year-old son, Armand...
And their teenage son Camille...
Van Gogh could not afford to pay the Roulins for their sitting, so he gave them each a painting of themselves, plus this still life of pink oleanders and Emile Zola's La Joie de Vivre.
The Roulins were not a wealthy family. In fact, Vincent had more money coming from his brother Theo than the Roulins did each month.
"But Joseph soon accepted an offer from the Parisian dealer Ambroise Vollard for 450 francs a canvas. HAd they waited a little longer, the Roulins would have got much more."
