Frédéric Bazille

Frédéric Bazille 1865

Jean Frédéric Bazille (December 6, 1841 – November 28, 1870) was a French Impressionist painter. Many of Bazille's major works are examples of figure painting in which Bazille placed the subject figure within a landscape painted en plein air.
Frédéric Bazille was born in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, into a wealthy Protestant family. He 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, and moved to Paris in 1862 to continue his studies. There he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Alfred Sisley, 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. Bazille was generous with his wealth, and helped support his less fortunate associates by giving them space in his studio and materials to use.
Bazille was just twenty-three years old when he painted several of his best-known works, including The Pink Dress (ca. 1864, Musée d'Orsay, Paris). This painting combines a portrait-like depiction of Bazille's cousin, Thérèse des Hours, who is seen from behind—and the sunlit landscape at which she gazes. His best-known painting is Family Reunion of 1867–1868 (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
Frédéric Bazille joined a Zouave regiment in August 1870, a month after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. On November 28 of that year, he was with his unit at the Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande when, his officer having been injured, he took command and led an assault on the German position. He was hit twice in the failed attack and died on the battlefield at the age of twenty eight. His father travelled to the battlefield a few days later to take his body back for burial at Montpellier over a week later.

Study of Saint-Sauveur 1863 Au jardin 1864 Femme nue de dos 1864 Macreuse 1864 Soup bowl covers 1864 The dog Rita asleep 1864 The pink dress 1864 Saint-Simeon 1864 Study at Fontainebleau Forest 1865
Study of Saint-Sauveur 1863 Au jardin 1864 Femme nue de dos 1864 Macreuse 1864 Soup bowl covers 1864 The dog Rita asleep 1864 The pink dress 1864 Saint-Simeon 1864 Study at Fontainebleau Forest 1865
Landscape at Chailly 1865 Village street 1865 Vallon en foret de Fontainebleau 1865 The improvised field hospital 1865 Beach at Sainte-Adresse 1865 Landscape at Chailly 1865 Studio in the rue de Furstenberg 1865 Saint-Sauveur 1865 Little Italian Street Singer 1866
Landscape at Chailly 1865 Village street 1865 Vallon en foret de Fontainebleau 1865 The improvised field hospital 1865 Beach at Sainte-Adresse 1865 Landscape at Chailly 1865 Studio in the rue de Furstenberg 1865 Saint-Sauveur 1865 Little Italian Street Singer 1866
The Little Gardener 1866 Self-Portrait 1866 Still life with fish 1866 Study of flowers 1866 Family Reunion on the Terrace at Meric 1866 Aigues Mortes 1867 Dame sur la terasse de Meric 1867 Reunion de famille 1867 Family Reunion 1867
The Little Gardener 1866 Self-Portrait 1866 Still life with fish 1866 Study of flowers 1866 Family Reunion on the Terrace at Meric 1866 Aigues Mortes 1867 Dame sur la terasse de Meric 1867 Reunion de famille 1867 Family Reunion 1867
Port of the Queen at Aigues-Mortes 1867 Portrait of Renoir 1867 Portrait of Renoir 1867 The Western Ramparts at Aigues-Mortes 1867 Studio of the rue Visconti 1867 Portrait of Alfred Sisley 1867 Portrait of Edmond Maitre 1867 The Terrace at Méric. Oleander 1867 The Little Gardener 1867
Port of the Queen at Aigues-Mortes 1867 Portrait of Renoir 1867 Portrait of Renoir 1867 The Western Ramparts at Aigues-Mortes 1867 Studio of the rue Visconti 1867 Portrait of Alfred Sisley 1867 Portrait of Edmond Maitre 1867 The Terrace at Méric. Oleander 1867 The Little Gardener 1867
The Heron 1867 Fisherman with a Net 1868 Self-portrait at Saint-Saveur 1868 Vase of flowers on a console 1868 Portrait of Paul Verlaine 1868 View of the Village 1868 After the bath 1868 The Fortuneteller 1868 Self-Portrait with Detachable Collar 1868
The Heron 1867 Fisherman with a Net 1868 Self-portrait at Saint-Saveur 1868 Vase of flowers on a console 1868 Portrait of Paul Verlaine 1868 View of the Village 1868 After the bath 1868 The Fortuneteller 1868 Self-Portrait with Detachable Collar 1868
Young Woman with Lowered Eyes 1868 Manet and his easel 1968 The Family Gathering 1868 Summer Scene 1869 Portrait of Zacharie Astruc 1869 Etudes pour une Vendage 1869 Etudes pour une Vendage 1869 Mauresque. Woman in Moorish Costume 1869 Portrait of Alphonse Tissie 1869
Young Woman with Lowered Eyes 1868 Manet and his easel 1968 The Family Gathering 1868 Summer Scene 1869 Portrait of Zacharie Astruc 1869 Etudes pour une Vendage 1869 Etudes pour une Vendage 1869 Mauresque. Woman in Moorish Costume 1869 Portrait of Alphonse Tissie 1869
Portrait of Edmond Maitre 1869 Jeune femme au jardin 1869 Nude Youth on the Grass 1869 Portrait of Edouard Blau 1869 Man with a pipe 1869 Portrait of a Cuirassier. Portrait of a Dragon 1869 X-ray of La Mauresque 1869 Young Woman with Peonies Woman with Peonies 1870 Young Woman with Peonies Woman with Peonies 1870
Portrait of Edmond Maitre 1869 Jeune femme au jardin 1869 Nude Youth on the Grass 1869 Portrait of Edouard Blau 1869 Man with a pipe 1869 Portrait of a Cuirassier. Portrait of a Dragon 1869 X-ray of La Mauresque 1869 Young Woman with Peonies Woman with Peonies 1870 Young Woman with Peonies Woman with Peonies 1870
Ruth and Boaz, sketch 1870 Ruth and Boaz 1870 Landscape by the Lez River 1870 Flowers 1870 Flowers 1870 Studio in the Rue de la Condamine 1870 Frederic Bazille en chemise 1870 La Toilette 1870 Louis Auriol fishing 1870
Ruth and Boaz, sketch 1870 Ruth and Boaz 1870 Landscape by the Lez River 1870 Flowers 1870 Flowers 1870 Studio in the Rue de la Condamine 1870 Frederic Bazille en chemise 1870 La Toilette 1870 Louis Auriol fishing 1870
Grape Picker in a Cap 1870 Grape Picker in a Cap 1870 Grape Picker in a Yellow Hat 1870 Reclining nude 1864 Two Herrings 1868 Portrait of Paul Verlaine at the Age of Twenty Three Years 1867 Portrait of a Woman 1868
Grape Picker in a Cap 1870 Grape Picker in a Cap 1870 Grape Picker in a Yellow Hat 1870 Reclining nude 1864 Two Herrings 1868 Portrait of Paul Verlaine at the Age of Twenty Three Years 1867 Portrait of a Woman 1868