The Zouave

Le Zouave

The Zouave

Vincent van Gogh · 1888

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

About this painting

Painted June 1888 in Arles, this half-length portrait shows Lieutenant Paul-Eugène Milliet, an infantryman of the Zouaves, in deliberately harsh, clashing colors Van Gogh called 'vulgar, even garish.'

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

54 × 65 cm (21.3 × 25.6 in)

Painted at

Arles, France

Current location

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

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