Scène d'été, or Summer Scene, is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Frédéric Bazille, completed in 1869, a year before his death in 1870, and now in the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The impressionist painting depicts young men dressed in swimsuits having a leisurely day along the banks of Lez river near Montpellier. Bazille achieved the look he wanted for the painting by first drawing the human figures in his Paris studio and then transporting the drawings to the outdoor setting. Like his earlier painting Réunion de famille (1850), Scène d'été captured friends and family members in the outdoors and was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1870.[1]
scène, été, summer, scene, canvas, painting, french, artist, frédéric, bazille, completed, 1869, year, before, death, 1870, fogg, museum, cambridge, massachusetts, impressionist, painting, depicts, young, dressed, swimsuits, having, leisurely, along, banks, ri. Scene d ete or Summer Scene is an oil on canvas painting by the French artist Frederic Bazille completed in 1869 a year before his death in 1870 and now in the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge Massachusetts The impressionist painting depicts young men dressed in swimsuits having a leisurely day along the banks of Lez river near Montpellier Bazille achieved the look he wanted for the painting by first drawing the human figures in his Paris studio and then transporting the drawings to the outdoor setting Like his earlier painting Reunion de famille 1850 Scene d ete captured friends and family members in the outdoors and was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1870 1 Scene d eteArtistFrederic BazilleYear1869MediumOil on canvasDimensions158 cm 158 cm 62 in 62 in LocationFogg Art Museum Cambridge MassachusettsIt may have been an inspiration for Thomas Eakins The Swimming Hole 1885 as Eakins was in Paris in 1870 and could have seen Bazille s painting 2 See also editList of paintings by Frederic BazilleReferences edit Frederic Bazille Biography com Retrieved 4 July 2017 Glueck Grace September 3 2004 European Influences On Americans Views The New York Times Retrieved December 3 2012 nbsp This article about a nineteenth century painting is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scene d 27ete amp oldid 1183083047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
