Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870)
"Young Woman with Peonies" (1870)
Oil on canvas
Impressionism
Located in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, United States
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Frédéric Bazille - Nu allongé de dos (1864)
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Frédéric Bazille (French,1841-1870)
Young Woman with Peonies, 1870
oil on canvas
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Fisherman with a Net by Frédéric Bazille (1868)
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Frédéric Bazille (French, 1841-1870) • Young Woman with Peonies • 1870 • Musée Fabre - Montpellier, France
When reading about this painting, I saw that various sources state the title as Black Woman with Peonies. One source interpreted the woman's expression as taking pride in the creation of the flower arrangement and being in "control of the flowers". I don't see pride. I see beautiful eyes that have lost their joy. I see hands going through the motions and thoughts running through her head of how many more things she must do that day before she can eat and rest. This is, of course, purely subjective, as I have an intense preoccupation with the brutality of slavery so prevalent in Europe and America. Historically speaking, it's likely I'm not far from the target.
This young woman is not an artist's model, nor a muse, mistress (if she is a mistress, it's likely against her will) or wife. Unlike many such women, she has no name that's been recorded. She is a servant, likely brought to France against her will or born into slavery. Her expression is one of both strength and resignation.
It is a beautiful painting, rendered with much skill. It was the last painting by Bazille before he left for the battlefield of the French-Prussion War, where he died later that year at the age of 28.
~ P.S.
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Frédéric Bazille (French, 1841-1870)
La Robe rose
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Jean Frédéric Bazille, Chailly, 1865
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‘Young Woman with Peonies’ by Frédéric Bazille, c. 1870.
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Frédéric Bazille, Portrait of Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
"Portrait of Frédéric Bazille Painting" (1867)
Oil on canvas
Impressionism
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Frédéric Bazille - Little Italian street singer (1866)
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Fishermen with Net (1868)
Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870) French 🎨
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Frédéric Bazille (French, 1841–1870)
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Frédéric Bazille .- 1868 , Pēcheur à l’épervier
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