La Toilette (Bazille)
La Toilette is an 1869-1870 painting by Frédéric Bazille, which has been in the Musée Fabre in Montpellier since 1968. He produced it a few months before his death in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.
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| Artist | Frédéric Bazille |
| Year | 1869-1870 |
| Dimensions | 153 cm × 148 cm (60 in × 58 in) |
| Location | Musee Fabre, Montpellier |
The main subject of the painting was posed by Lise Tréhot, a Paris model who worked for Bazille's fellow artist and friend Renoir on many occasions. At the time the painting was executed Bazille and Renoir shared a Paris studio in rue de la Condamine. [1]
In an unfinished condition the work can be seen on the wall of Bazille's studio in his 1870 painting Studio in Rue de La Condamine.
References
- ""La Toilette". When a doctor becomes a painter: Frederic Bazille". Springer Link. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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