This 1866 painting depicts the studio Bazille was sharing with Claude Monet at 6 Place de Furstenburg in the 6th arrondissement of Paris in January 1866.

It was located near the center of Paris, on the Left Bank, near the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and within walking distance of the Louvre.

However, with financial support from his parents, he found a studio with two attached bedrooms which would allow him to save time and money by living and working at the same place.

A doorway in a back corner leads to one of the small bedrooms, through the window of which one catches a glimpse of the gray winter sky.

The Portrait of Claude Monet by Gilbert Alexandre de Séverac hangs on the wall at left, just above a small table.