Queen's Gate at Aigues-Mortes

Frédéric Bazille painted Queen's Gate at Aigues‑Mortes in 1867, an oil on canvas measuring 80.6 × 99.7 cm. The work remained in the artist’s studio until his death, after which it entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is listed as part of the museum’s holdings. No record of a specific commission survives, but the painting is documented as a landscape completed that year and has been exhibited as part of the museum’s French nineteenth‑century collection. Its provenance thus traces from Bazille’s studio to the Met’s ownership.

Queen's Gate at Aigues-Mortes (1867) is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it is part of the museum's collection of paintings. The work is listed in the museum's catalogue entries but no specific accession or inventory number is published in the available records. Exhibition history is not detailed in the cited documentation, and the painting has not been identified in major exhibition catalogues referenced in the sources.

Frédéric Bazille, an artist associated with the nascent Impressionist movement, completed Queen's Gate at Aigues-Mortes in 1867. This oil painting captures a historic architectural structure within a natural setting. While Bazille frequently included figures in his outdoor scenes, this work emphasizes the monumental gate and its surrounding environment, showcasing his early exploration of landscape themes. It is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.