Musée No:397.016
Regular price £25.00Self Portrait
Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour
Date: 1858
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 –1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings, portraits and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, then from 1854 he devoted himself to copying the works of the old masters in the Louvre. Although he was friends with several artists that would go on to become the “Impressionists”, including Whistler and Manet, his own work remained traditional in style, with the romanticisim of earlier generations. He regularly exhibited with his close friend Édouard Manet and the Impressionists, but he remained committed to traditional studio production and never painted outdoors. Whistler brought attention to Fantin in England, where his still-lifes sold incredibly well. In addition to his realistic paintings, Fantin-Latour created imaginative lithographs inspired by the music of some of the great classical composers. In 1875, Henri Fantin-Latour married a fellow painter, Victoria Dubourg, after which he spent his summers on their country estate in Lower Normandy, maybe these summer flowers come from his gardens?
This is a self portrait of this wonderful artist aged 24. Isn't it amazing to be able to see his own interpretation of his likeness - its so rare to see the real artist of all these artworks. If you love his style and want to see more please use the search bar to find other work by him, including portraits and still lifes .