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GOGH, Vincent van: Portrait of Lieutenant Milliet (The Zouave)

🖼 Portrait of Lieutenant Milliet (The Zouave), June 1888, Arles
Oil on canvas
81 × 65 cm

Vivid red and blue clash across the canvas as a uniformed soldier gazes directly outward, painted with Van Gogh's characteristic bold, gestural brushstrokes. The portrait captures the artist's fascination with military subjects and demonstrates his revolutionary use of complementary colors to convey psychological intensity rather than realistic representation.

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E. H. Gombrich
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