Para-Impressionism:
Frédéric Bazille
1841 – 1870
Friend of Monet, Renoir + Sisley
General info:
Frédéric Bazille spend his youth in Montpellier. His father was a rich banker.
Joined Monet, Renoir and Sisley at the studio of Gleyre (1862) and in Fontainebleau (1863 onwards); shared his lodgings and supported them financially. See also the correspondence.
1866: debut at the Salon.
Important member of the early Impressionist art-movement; had many contacts with other Impressionists, see.
His colours are rather bright, but his brushstroke is very smooth.
1870/11/28 he died in the Franco-Prussian war (R5,p64).
Pictures at the Salon:
Frédéric Bazille exhibited irregularly at the Salon. In 1866 he made his debut. In 1867 he was rejected and with other made a request for an independent exposition.
Within the early ‘impressionist’ art-movement:
Frédéric Bazille was an important member of the early ‘impressionist’ art-movement. He joined Monet, Renoir and Sisley at the studio of Gleyre (1862) and painted with them in the Fontainebleau forest (1863 onwards). Coming from a rich family and receiving a royal allowance from his father, he was able to support namely Monet and Renoir who often lived in poverty. Early 1868 he moved to 9, Rue de la Paix. This was close at Café Guerbois at 11, Grand-Rue. It was on the third floor and consisted of a studio and one heated room. April 1870 onwards he rented 8, Rue des Beaux-Arts (6th arondissement). This appartement was very small. Renoir regularly shared his lodgings at both adresses. (R31,p296)
See also the correspondence.
To portray and to be portrayed:
Bazille did portray some of his friends (namely Renoir and Astruc) and he himself also was portrayed (by Renoir and Fantin-Latour↑↑). Also an example of being part of the ‘impressionist’ art-movement.
Painting style:
Frédéric Bazille was influenced by Manet and Courbet (R3,p646).
His colours are rather bright, but his brushstroke is very smooth.
Retrospective 1910:
In 1910 there was a retrospective held at the Salon d’Automne with works of Frédéric Bazille.
Sources:
There are two catalogues raisonné on the works of Bazille:
Daulte, F.: Frédéric Bazille et son temps. Geneva, 1952. (=1CR; see R1,p621)
Schulman, Michel (ed): Frédéric Bazille 1841-1870. Catalogue raisonné. Sa vie, son oeuvre, sa correspondance, Paris 1995. (=2CR=R121).
Important sources: Denvir (R5); Walther (R3); Rewald (R1).
For the locations I used Google Maps (iR9). See links for other general references (=R), internet sites (=iR) and musea (=M). For other additional references (=aR) see below. See links for practical hints and abbreviations and for the subscription of the paintings.
Further readings:
Poulain, G.: Bazille et ses amis. Paris, 1932. (on his correspondence; see R1,p621)
Additional references (=aRx):
- en.wikipedia.org//bazille (information from WikiPedia; =iR3)
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