Portrait of Madame Augustine Roulin

Appreciation

Portrait of Madame Augustine Roulin Nederland Vincent van Gogh Gallery and Appreciation

Augustine Roulin was born on 9 October 1851 in Lambesc and died on 5 April 1930. After her husband had posed for several works with van Gogh, Augustine sat for Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in the Yellow House the two men shared. During the sitting, she kept her gaze on Gauguin, possibly for reassurance because, according to her daughter, she was not comfortable in the presence of van Gogh.