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The artist's studio, rue de La Condamine

Frédéric Bazille • Painting, 1870, 98×128 cm
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About the artwork
Art form: Painting
Subject and objects: Interior
Style of art: Impressionism
Technique: Oil
Materials: Canvas
Date of creation: 1870
Size: 98×128 cm
Artwork in selections: 36 selections
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Description of the artwork «The artist's studio, rue de La Condamine»

The Bazille’s studio was located in the Batignolles quarter. Manet set up his studio nearby. The centre of attraction for the artists was the famous Café Guerbois, loved by the Impressionists. But they became Impressionists later; in those years, the future Impressionists were called The Batignolles Group.

We can see an ordinary Parisian attic. The view of the rooftops from the window, the heated stove in the room, probably it’s winter. It is worth paying close attention to the characters. There are no random people here. On the left, Émile Zola is going upstairs. He stopped to converse with Renoir. sitting below. Later, Zola will would write L’Œuvre novel, and most artists would quarrel with him, suspecting their traits in the hero of the work, the unsuccessful artist Claude Lantier. But in this painting, the subjects are clearly keen on the conversation, and it is still being conducted in a friendly manner. In the centre, a tall figure with a palette in his hands attracts attention — Bazille himself stands next to the picture. And in front of himself, the artist put Édouard Manet, whom he considered his teacher, and Claude Monet, his close friend (Monet wears a hat). According to a legend, having examined this picture, Édouard Manet took his brush and added a few strokes to the image of Bazille himself, giving the figure more resemblance to the prototype. Frédéric Bazille’s friend Edmond Maître, an amateur musician, plays the piano in the right corner.

This picture is one of the last works of Bazille. Soon the roads of those depicted would diverge. After the spring Salon, Bazille went to his parents in Montpellier, where he passionately worked until August. Then he volunteered and died three months later in the Franco-Prussian war. Renoir was enrolled as a cuirassier and departed for Bordeaux. Monet left for Le Havre with his family.

The Artist’s Studio, Rue de la Condamine is not only an artistic treasure, it is also an important evidence, a document of the epoch, which depicts people who changed the world painting. Moreover, they still do not know about the role that they would play (the first exhibition of the Impressionists would only open in 1874), and with pleasure use the financial help of their generous friend Bazille on occasion.

Written by Aliona Esaulova


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