Bazille was part of a circle of artists eager to make a mark on the 1860s art scene. ... as if sitting for a photographer. Only Camille, the youngest cousin, is at ease, elbow on her knee, chin in ...

Frédéric Bazille’s “Young Woman With Peonies” is a radical approach to portraiture by a pioneering impressionist.

Bazille was part of a circle of artists eager to make a mark on the 1860s art scene. He helped lay the groundwork for the impressionist movement, but died in battle before it was fully formed.