I loved this picture when I came across it early in my research—it was so specific and full of workaday details. Here was what the gray walls artists wanted for neutral light looked like, along with a chair for a sitter, a paintbox, a palette. Bazille’s studio is not exactly how I later imagined Sonja and Amy’s—oh, but look at that hot, hot stove! Coal supplied by Count Witkiewicz! And now that I look at the picture again, I see it as one of Jeanette’s empty rooms as a portrait.
For a very similar painting, see Gustave Caillebotte’s Interior of a Studio with Stove. Read More
For a very similar painting, see Gustave Caillebotte’s Interior of a Studio with Stove. Read More