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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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