{"product_id":"vincent-van-gogh-postman-socks","title":"Vincent van Gogh - Postman Socks","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA Tribute to Van Gogh's Postman\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a letter to his brother Theo from 1888, Vincent van Gogh referred to the postman Joseph-Étienne Roulin, who had become his friend, with great admiration:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Now I work with another model, a postman in a blue uniform with gold decorations, a large, bearded face, very socially.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Gogh painted more portraits of the postman Roulin than of any other person, apart from himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Vincent van Gogh\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter and one of the \u003cstrong\u003emost famous and influential figures in the history of Western Art\u003c\/strong\u003e. Over his lifetime, he created about \u003cstrong\u003e2,100 artworks\u003c\/strong\u003e, including around \u003cstrong\u003e860 oil paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, most of which date from the last two years of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite his immense talent, Van Gogh was not commercially successful during his lifetime. His tragic suicide at the age of 37 followed years of mental illness and poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Postman Joseph-Étienne Roulin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn another letter dated 1888 to his brother Theo, Van Gogh described the postman Joseph-Étienne Roulin:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Now I’m working with another model, a postman in a blue uniform with gold trimmings, a big, bearded face, very Socratic. (…) A more interesting man than many people.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis friendship inspired Van Gogh to create multiple portraits of Roulin, making him one of the artist's most frequent subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFabric Composition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e78% Cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20% Polyamide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2% Elastane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAvailable Sizes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEU 36 - 40; UK 3.5 - 6.5; US 6 - 9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEU 40 - 46; UK 6.5 - 11; US 9 - 13.5\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MuseARTa®","offers":[{"title":"EU 36-40","offer_id":56665163366732,"sku":"51010563","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"EU 40 - 46","offer_id":56665163399500,"sku":"4255640602268","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/2535\/7132\/files\/Screenshot-2025-09-23-at-23-39-02.png?v=1771003983","url":"https:\/\/www.knocknook.co.uk\/products\/vincent-van-gogh-postman-socks","provider":"Knock Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}