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GOGH, Vincent van: Portrait of Madame Augustine Roulin (La Berceuse)

🖼 Portrait of Madame Augustine Roulin (La Berceuse), December 1888, Arles
Oil on canvas
92 × 73 cm
Otterlo, Netherlands

Soft brushwork captures a woman seated in profile, rendered in warm yellows and blues with rhythmic, swaying lines. Van Gogh painted this portrait of his friend as a symbol of maternal comfort and protection, infusing domestic intimacy with emotional intensity through color and movement.

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