View of the Village

La Vue du village

View of the Village

Frédéric Bazille · 1868

Musée Fabre

Montpellier, France

About this painting

Rejected by the Paris Salon, this view over Castelnau-le-Lez uses dark foreground foliage to funnel the eye toward a village glowing in bright southern French light.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

138 × 86 cm (54.3 × 33.9 in)

Painted at

Montpellier, France

Current location

Musée Fabre, Montpellier

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