Frederic Bazille
Frederic Bazille was born Dec 6 1841 BirthMontpellier, France.
Died Nov 28 1870 deathAlgeria.
Categories: Painting Impressionism
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Bazille was a member of the group of painters who evolved to become the Impressionists. Here the artist displays an interest in one of the Oriental themes that fascinated nineteenth-century painters and writers. These popular themes included exotic subjects that they imagined derived from French colonies in North Africa; women in harem costumes were among the most popular. This composition is a contrast of textures, as the woman’s colorfully patterned costume stands out against the smoothness of the wall and floor. Bazille died shortly before his twenty-ninth birthday during a battle in the Franco-Prussian War…
Sicherlich von seinen häufigen Besuchen im Hôtel Bruyas beeinflusst, beschloss Frédéric Bazille bereits sehr früh, sich der Malerei zu widmen. Zunächst begann er auf Wunsch seiner Eltern mit einem Medizinstudium, das er aber frühzeitig abbrach. Er lernte das Zeichnen bei dem Bildhauer Bausan und dessen Sohn in Montpellier. 1862 kam er nach Paris und arbeitete im Atelier von Charles Gleyre, wo er die Bekanntschaft von Monet und Renoir machte…
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Documents of Contemporary Art. Utopias: Throughout its diverse manifestations, the utopian entails two related but contradictory elements: the aspiration to a better world, and the acknowledgment that its form may only ever live in our imaginations. Furthermore, we are as haunted by the failures of utopian enterprise as we are inspired by the desire to repair the failed and build the new... |
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South African Art Now. South African Art Now documents, through in-depth essays and stunning full-color photographs, the remarkable work of nearly one hundred South African artists working in every medium from painting, sculpture, and video to cutting-edge performance art. This lush volume includes the impressive work of art world stars such as William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas; newly prominent artists such as Berni Searle, Robin Rhode, and Mustafa Maluka; and exciting newcomers still unknown outside their own country, but clearly marked for success... |
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James Rosenquist. Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art. “Frank, funny, truthful, ironic and in every way an entertaining account of one major American artist’s involvement in an art movement that interests everyone–and, more than that, of his own character. Jim Rosenquist is a true American original and his book ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand the last half-century of his country’s visual culture, high, low, and in between.” –Robert Hughes, amazon |
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