Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870)
Les remparts d’Aigues-Mortes (The Ramparts at Aigues-Mortes)
1867
Oil on canvas, 46 x 75.50 cm
Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Although he never painted the coastline, Bazille was fascinated by the play of light and water, to which he devoted most of his composition. The city of Aigues-Mortes, built by Saint Louis in 1248, inspired a series of landscapes painted on the motif during the summer of 1867. (FABRE)
Compare:
Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870)
Les remparts d’Aigues-Mortes
1867
National Gallery of Art, Washington
See also:
• Aigues-Mortes (France)