Musée d’Orsay · 1870
Bazille's Studio
Frédéric Bazille
Bazille paints himself and his closest artist friends gathered in his own Paris studio — Manet, Renoir, Zola, and Monet all appear together in one room — documenting the tight-knit circle of painters and writers who would soon become known as the Impressionists.
Why it matters
Bazille paints himself and his closest artist friends gathered in his own Paris studio — Manet, Renoir, Zola, and Monet all appear together in one room — documenting the tight-knit circle of painters and writers who would soon become known as the Impressionists.
Look closer
Look at the tall figure standing at the easel — that's Bazille himself, though his friend Manet actually painted that figure into the canvas for him.
This is one of the only paintings that shows the future Impressionists together in one room before they became famous — Bazille would be killed in battle just months later, making it an unplanned group farewell portrait.
Value context
ELYIO places this work in an indicative editorial context of €10–20 million.
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