Stijn Peeters - Postbode Joseph Roulin

Stijn Peeters (1957) identifies with Van Gogh’s commitment to the vulnerable in society. Vincent looked to illustrations from English magazines for that. In turn, Stijn Peeters sought out those originals and the translations of them in Van Gogh’s work. He found the spitters, wood-scrapers, fire-stokers, and sack-bearing mine workers’ wives. The scenes with these figures on the fringes of society he copied into Van Gogh and also translated to contemporary issues. He made this etching after Van Gogh’s portrait of mailman Joseph Roulin. From his period of work he produced a magazine called Ezel, printed in a limited edition. The buyer receives a copy of this issue with the work.

Van Gogh AiR Charity Auction

The Van Gogh House invites artists to come and work for a while in Vincent’s birthplace, Zundert. They literally step in Van Gogh’s footsteps here, and that yields remarkable results. The artists donate works that are auctioned to benefit the Van Gogh artist-in-residence program.

Prior to and during the auction period, the works will be exhibited at the Van Gogh House. You can view the works there and, afterwards, pick them up here as well. You will receive no later than after the event notice about the auction.

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