Edmond Maître
1869
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 83 × 64.2 cm (32 11/16 × 25 1/4 in.) framed: 109.2 x 90.2 x 8.9 cm (43 x 35 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.64.2
Art Historical Context
Frédéric Bazille's *Edmond Maître* (9) is a striking oil-on-canvas portrait capturing the artist's close friend, the aspiring poet Edmond Maître. Painted when Bazille was just 28, this work exemplifies his role as a pivotal figure in the early Impressionist circle. A native of Montpellier and a talented painter who tragically died in the Franco-Prussian War following year, Bazille studios with future luminaries like Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Paris, fostering the innovative spirit that defined the movement. Measuring 83 × 64.2 cm, the canvas reflects Bazille's transitional styl...