Portrait of Paul-Eugène Milliet

Portrait of Paul-Eugￃﾨne Milliet is a painting by Vincent van Gogh, executed in September 1888 in Arles. Paul-Eugￃﾨne 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,... more

Portrait of Paul-Eugￃﾨne Milliet is a painting by Vincent van Gogh, executed in September 1888 in Arles. Paul-Eugￃﾨne 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. In the first version of Van Gogh's Bedroom, executed in October 1888, Milliet's portrait is shown hanging to the right of the portrait of Eugￃﾨne Boch Portrait of Paul-Eugￃﾨne MillietPortrait of Paul-Eugￃﾨne Milliet less