Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904)
Young art students Carolus-Duran and Fantin met while copying masterpieces at the Louvre about 1855. Carolus-Duran celebrated their friendship in two pictures of 1861: this likeness of twenty-five-year-old Fantin, and a closely related portrait (Musée d’Orsay, Paris). Fresh and penetrating, the present portrayal reveals the talents that made Carolus-Duran a rising star. Employing striking tonal contrasts and bold brushwork, he demonstrated his allegiance to the daring styles championed by Courbet and Manet. However, Carolus-Duran would soon temper his approach; he became a fashionable society portraitist and teacher, counting among his pupils John Singer Sargent.
Artwork Details
- Title: Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904)
- Artist: Carolus-Duran (Charles-Auguste-Emile Durant) (French, Lille 1837–1917 Paris)
- Date: 1861
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 18 3/4 × 15 in. (47.6 × 38.1 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Marisa I. Alonso Bequest and Elizabeth and Thomas Easton Gift, in memory of their mother, Joan K. Easton, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.608
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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