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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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