View of the Village
Frédéric Bazille · 1868
Why it's great
A young girl in a white dress sits in the shade of a tree, with a pretty village on a hill behind her. Bazille painted it at his family's home in Montpellier, in the south of France. The strong sunlight and shadows were new at the time. It's an early Impressionist masterpiece.
Where to see it
📍 Musée FabreMontpellier, France
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Frédéric Bazille was born into a wealthy family in Montpellier, France, and moved to Paris to paint. He was a close friend of Monet and Renoir and shared a studio with them. He painted sunny outdoor scenes and portraits. He was killed in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 when he was only 28.
