The Improvised Field Hospital
The Improvised Field Hospital (French - L'ambulance improvisée) or Monet after His Accident at the Inn of Chailly is an 1865 painting by the French painter Frédéric Bazille. It shows Claude Monet in bed recovering from a leg injury he had sustained in summer 1865, in Chailly-en-Bière, small village just on the outskirts of the forest of Fontainebleau.[1][2] The work has been in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris since 1986.
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| Artist | Frédéric Bazille |
| Year | 1865 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 48 cm × 65 cm (19 in × 26 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
The Musée d'Orsay notes of the painting, "Bazille, whose work falls between Courbet's Realism and a nascent Impressionism, renders the event in every detail. On the untidy bed one can clearly see the red, inflamed wound on Monet's shin, while his face expresses his despondency at being immobilised in this way. The intimacy of the scene demonstrates the bonds of friendship between the two men."[3]
References
- "Musée d'Orsay: Frédéric Bazille The Improvised Field Hospital". www.musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- Manning, Mary (March 1, 2013). "Monet's Vulnerable Masculinity in Frédéric Bazille's The Improvised Field Hospital". The Journal of Men's Studies. 21 (2): 127–134. doi:10.3149/jms.2102.127. ISSN 1060-8265.
- "Musée d'Orsay: Frédéric Bazille The Improvised Field Hospital". www.musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved May 4, 2020.