"Finally.. ..I will have finished the paintings for my uncle. I have completely reworked them since my last letter ; originally I had included a mass of details, which, from the distance they were intended to be viewed, had a very bad effect. I have worked at breakneck speed for two weeks, and now I am rather pleased, at least with one of them."

“I have started a large landscape which is beginning to take shape.”

“Don't worry! I bring to it all the necessary objectivity, don't be alarmed.. ..dirty machinists, very dumb musicians, a very old Monsieur Auber, and everyone only thinks about getting her job done as quickly as possible to earn a living.”

“I've been amusing myself recently painting the interior of my studio with my friends. Manet is helping me with it , and I may send it to the exhibition in Montpellier. This painting has delayed the one I am going to do for the Salon, but I am working hard and it won't take very long to complete”

“Hidden Paintings in the Work of Frédéric Bazille - the National Gallery of Art”

“Certain parts of the forest are truly wonderful. We can't even imagine such oak trees in Montpellier.”

“The subject matter is unimportant, provided what I have done is interesting as a painting. I chose the modern era because it is the one I understand best; I find it more alive for people who are alive.”