"..that pure-hearted gentle knight. [after Bazille's death, 1870]"

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

"Certain parts of the forest [the forest Bas Bréau, near Barbizon ] are truly wonderful. We can't even imagine such oa…"

"This country [landscape around Honfleur, where Bazille was painting with Monet, circa 1864] is paradise. Nowhere coul…"

"I have begun one of the pictures of my uncle, which would be finished in the most, two weeks, if only I were able to …"

"Finally.. ..I will have finished the paintings for my uncle. I have completely reworked them since my last letter [to…"

"[ Monet is] ..hard at work for some time now. His paintings has really progressed, I'm sure it will attract a lot of …"

"Don't worry! I bring to it all the necessary objectivity, don't be alarmed.. ..dirty machinists, very dumb musicians,…"

"If I did not know how unhappy you [ Monet, his friend] are, I certainly would not take the trouble to respond to the …"

"the oeuvre of Frédéric Bazille is unclassifiable."