Frédéric Bazille

"I have no intention of being killed, there's too much I still want to do with my life."

"The sun allowed me only four days of work. Today it is beautiful and I am about to go out.. .I have begun three or four landscapes of the area around Aigues-Mortes. In my large canvas 'The Ramparts at…"

"My friends have given me all sort of compliments on my painting Nevertheless it would not be surprising if it were rejected or at least badly placed . I started another which I think will be accepted;…"

"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 inte…"

"..hard at work for some time now. His paintings has really progressed, I'm sure it will attract a lot of attention. He has sold thousands of franc's worth of paintings in the last few days, and has on…"

"If I did not know how unhappy you are, I certainly would not take the trouble to respond to the letter that reached me this morning. You try to demonstrate to me that I don't keep my promises, but you…"

"The big classical compositions are finished; an ordinary view of daily life would be much more interesting."

"It is really too ridiculous for a reasonably intelligent person to expose himself to this kind of administrative caprice."