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Frédéric Bazille
(1841-70)
Bazille, Frédéric
(1841-70).
French painter, one of the early
Impressionist
group.
As a student in
Gleyre's
studio in Paris (1862) he befriended
Monet,
Renoir, and
Sisley,
with whom he painted out of doors at Fontainebleau and in Normandy.
He was, however, primarily a figure painter rather than a landscapist,
his best-known work being the large
Family Reunion
(Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1867-68).
Bazille was killed in action during the Franco-Prussian War,
cutting short a promising career. He came from a wealthy family and
had given generous financial support to Monet and Renoir.
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