Le Zouave (half-figure) | |
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Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
Year | June 1888 |
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Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 82 cm × 65 cm (32 in × 26 in) |
Location | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
The Zouave is the subject of several sketches and paintings made by Vincent van Gogh in Arles, France in June 1888. The pieces range from close up oil painting portraits of the Zouave to full-body drawings. Van Gogh produced this collection of pieces during the period he spent in southern France, which many scholars regard as the zenith of his artistic career.[1]: 11 Van Gogh nonetheless expressed frustration about his work during this time.
The well-known half-figure oil painting, Le Zouave, can be found in Amsterdam in the Van Gogh Museum along with the pencil and reed pen drawing of The Seated Zouave.[2]