Describe the characteristics of the Camille in this artwork's Background.
Camille Roulin, the middle child, was born in Lambesc in southern France, on 10 July 1877, and died on 4 June 1922. When his portrait was painted, Camille was eleven years of age.  The Van Gogh Museum painting  shows Camille's head and shoulders.  Yellow brush strokes behind him are evocative of the sun.A very similar painting resides at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (F537).In The Schoolboy with Uniform Cap Camille seems to be staring off in space. His arm is over the back of a chair, mouth gaped open, possibly lost in thought.  This was the larger of the two works made of Camille.
southern France Van Gogh Museum Philadelphia Lambesc Philadelphia Museum of Art