Frédéric Bazille

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Jean Frédéric Bazille (December 6 1841–November 28 1870) was a French Impressionist painter best known for his depiction of figures.

Born in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, into a middle-class Protestant family, Bazille became interested in painting after seeing some works of Eugène Delacroix. His family agreed to let him study painting, but only if he also studied medicine.

Bazille began studying medicine in 1859. He moved to Paris in 1862 to continue his studies. There he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir, was drawn to Impressionist painting, and began taking classes in Charles Gleyre's studio. After failing his medical exam in 1864, he began painting full-time. His close friends included Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Édouard Manet. Born to a wealthy family, Bazille helped support some of these artists by giving them space in his studio and materials to use.

Bazille was just twenty-three years old when he painted several famous works, including The Pink Dress. His best known painting is Family Reunion (1867–1868).

Frédéric Bazille joined a Zouave regiment in August 1870, a month after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. He was killed in action the same year at Beaune-la-Rolande, only twenty-nine years old.

Main works

La Robe rose, (1864) - 147 x 110 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Atelier de la rue Furstenberg, - 80 x 65 cm, Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Aigues-Mortes, - 46 x 55 cm, Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Autportrait, (1865) - 109x72 cm, The Art Institute, Chicago
Réunion de Famille, (1867) - 152 x 230 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Le Pécheur à l'épervier, (1868) - 134 x 83 cm, Fondation Rau pour le tiers-monde, Zürich
Vue de village, (1868) - 130 x 89 cm, Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Scène d'été, 1869 - 158 x 158 cm, Cambridge, Harvard University
La Toilette, (1870) - 132 x 127 cm., Musée Fabre, Montpellier
L'Atelier de la rue Condamine, (1870) - 98 x 128.5 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Paysage au bord du Lez, (1870) - 137.8 x 202.5 cm, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis

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