Portrait of Milliet, The Lover by Vincent van Gogh

Portrait of Milliet, Second Lieutenant of the Zouaves (The Lover) by Vincent van Gogh is a vintage fine art post impressionism daily life portrait painting featuring a soldier dressed in uniform, the background is the night sky with a crescent moon and shining star. Paul-Eugène Milliet was a 2nd Lieutenant at the 3rd Zouave Regiment which had quarters at the Caserne Calvin located on Boulevard des Lices in Arles. Vincent van Gogh gave him drawings lessons, and in revanche Milliet took a roll of paintings by Van Gogh to Paris, when in mid August he was passing the French capital on his way to the North, where Milliet spent his holidays. On his return to Arles, end September 1888, Milliet handed over a batch of Ukiyo-e woodcuts and other prints selected by Vincent's brother Theo from their collection, and in the days to follow Vincent executed this portrait of Milliet. About the artist: Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Post Impressionist painter whose work was most notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold colour.