Self-Portrait
This recently rediscovered drawing is among the earliest known self-portraits by Henri Fantin-Latour, executed when the artist was still a teenager. He began his artistic training with his father, who was a portraitist, and from 1850-54 took courses at the Petite Ecole de Dessin. Toward the end of that period of study, he began producing self-portraits across a variety of media, a practice he sustained for almost a decade. This small drawing concentrates an intense gaze and dramatic lighting, which falls across half of the artist's face and hand resting on his chin, leaving the rest in shadowy darkness.
Artwork Details
- Title: Self-Portrait
- Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour (French, Grenoble 1836–1904 Buré)
- Date: ca. 1854
- Medium: Fabricated black chalk
- Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 in. × 4 in. (12.5 × 10.1 cm)
Image: 3 7/16 × 2 5/8 in. (8.8 × 6.6 cm) - Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Mary Oenslager Fund, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.239
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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