Henri Fantin Latour

Henri Fantin Latour

Fantin-Latour was a French painter and friend of the Impressionists. A painter of still-lifes in the tradition of Chardin and of portraits of austere realism, he was only marginally a member of the Symbolism movement, in particular in the works in which he was inspired by Wagnerian opera.

At the age of ten, Fantin-Latour began training as an artist with his father, a painter. He later studied with Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, an innovative and important teacher known for his system of teaching visual memory. Fantin-Latour developed an enthusiasm for Italian painters, especially Titian and Paolo Veronese, and regularly copied their work at the Louvre. It was at the Louvre that Fantin-Latour met édouard Manet with whom he forged a friendship; he would later paint Manet on several occasions.

By the early 1860s, Fantin-Latour was producing the three genres of painting that would sustain his career: portraiture, still-life painting, and imaginative or mythological scenes. Commissioned portraits and still-life paintings of flowers and fruit were essential to the artist's livelihood and he established an important clientele in England. But Fantin-Latour received the greatest critical attention for a series of ambitious group portraits featuring many of the most renowned artists, writers, and musicians of the time. His imaginative works were often inspired by his great love of music and he created several paintings based on the operas of Richard Wagner. Fantin-Latour increasingly explored lithography as a testing ground for his fantastical works.

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Autumn Flowers 1861

Autumn Flowers 1861

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Roses And Lilies

Roses And Lilies

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White And Pink Roses

White And Pink Roses

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Chrysanthemums 1879

Chrysanthemums 1879

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Nice Roses

Nice Roses

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Geraniums 1888

Geraniums 1888

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The Two Sisters 1859

The Two Sisters 1859

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Wildflowers 1879

Wildflowers 1879

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Daisies 1872

Daisies 1872

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Roses 1887

Roses 1887

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Hollyhocks 1892

Hollyhocks 1892

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Nasturtiums 1880

Nasturtiums 1880

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Apples 1876

Apples 1876

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Flowers 1

Flowers 1

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Lilacs 1872

Lilacs 1872

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Chrysanthemums 1871

Chrysanthemums 1871

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Study For Eve 1898

Study For Eve 1898

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Self Portrait 1861

Self Portrait 1861

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Chrysanthemums 1877

Chrysanthemums 1877

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Flowers 1862 1

Flowers 1862 1

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Chrysanthemums 1889

Chrysanthemums 1889

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Self Portrait 1861 1

Self Portrait 1861 1

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Sweet Peas In A Vase

Sweet Peas In A Vase

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Flowers 1862

Flowers 1862

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Flowers Poppies 1883

Flowers Poppies 1883

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Flowers Roses 1883 1

Flowers Roses 1883 1

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Flowers Roses 1883

Flowers Roses 1883

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Reading 1877

Reading 1877

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Roses In A Tall Glass
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