Frédéric Bazille, December 6, 1841–November 28, 1870, was a French painter born in Montpellier. He began medical studies in Paris in 1862, but pursued painting at Charles Gleyre’s studio, where he met Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley.
Bazille worked closely with the artists who formed the Impressionist circle and shared studios with Monet and Renoir. His paintings include portraits, still lifes, scenes of modern life, and landscapes; important groups are held by the Musée Fabre, Musée d’Orsay, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Art.
He enlisted in a Zouave regiment during the Franco-Prussian War and was killed at the Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande, aged twenty-eight. His career lasted less than a decade, and much of his work was preserved by his family and friends.
Young Woman with Peonies, 1870
Oil on canvas, 23.6 × 29.5 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
La Toilette, 1870
Oil on canvas, 52 × 50 in
Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Portrait of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1867
Oil on canvas, 24 × 19.7 in
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
The Artist’s Studio on the Rue de Furstenberg, 1866
Oil on canvas, 32 × 25.6 in
Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Reclining Nude, 1864
Oil on canvas, 27.8 × 75 in
Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Portrait of Edmond Maître, 1869
Oil on canvas, 32.7 × 25.3 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Family Reunion, 1867
Oil on canvas, 59.8 × 89.4 in
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Landscape on the Banks of the Lez, 1870
Oil on canvas, 54 × 79 in
Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Fortune Teller, 1868–1869
Oil on canvas, 24 × 18.1 in
Private Collection
Still Life with Heron, 1867
Oil on canvas, 38.6 × 30.7 in
Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Vase of Flowers on a Console, 1867–1868
Oil on canvas, 51.2 × 38.2 in
Museum of Grenoble
The Western Ramparts at Aigues-Mortes, 1867
Oil on canvas, 23.6 × 39.4 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
The Pink Dress, 1864
Oil on canvas, 57.9 × 43.3 in
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Bazille’s Studio/The Studio on the Rue La Condamine, 1869–1870
Oil on canvas, 38.6 × 50.6 in
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes, 1867
Oil on canvas, 31.7 × 39.3 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Self-Portrait, 1865–1866
Oil on canvas, 42.9 × 28 in
Art Institute of Chicago
Portrait of an Anonymous as a Troubadour, 1868
Oil on canvas, 18 × 15 in
Dallas Museum of Art
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