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Portrait of the Artist (Alphonse Legros) - Henri Fantin-Latour
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An early, atmospheric portrait of Alphonse Legros by Henri Fantin-Latour, painted in 1856. This work captures the subject with expressive, heavy brushwork and a sombre, realistic palette.
This early work by Henri Fantin-Latour depicts his friend and fellow artist, Alphonse Legros. Painted in 1856, the portrait captures the subject with a direct, unvarnished gaze. The composition focuses on the head and shoulders, set against a loosely rendered, dark background that suggests a natural or outdoor environment. The brushwork is deliberate and heavy, characteristic of the artist's early experimentation with texture and light.
Fantin-Latour employs a sombre palette dominated by deep browns, blacks, and muted greens. The light catches the subject's face, creating a contrast between the illuminated features and the shadowed surroundings. This approach reflects the influence of the Old Masters, whom Fantin-Latour studied extensively at the Louvre during his formative years. The painting avoids the polished finish of the academic style, opting instead for a more immediate, tactile quality that prioritises the character of the sitter over decorative detail.
The relationship between Fantin-Latour and Legros was significant within the Parisian art circles of the mid-nineteenth century. Both artists were associated with the Realist movement, which sought to depict subjects with honesty and without idealisation. This portrait functions as a study of personality and form, demonstrating the artist's early ability to convey psychological presence through paint. The signature and date, visible in the lower right corner, confirm the work's origin during a period when Fantin-Latour was refining his technique. As a museum-grade fine art print, this piece offers a glimpse into the early development of a painter who would later become known for his precise floral still lifes and group portraits of the literary and artistic elite.
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Portrait of the Artist (Alphonse Legros) - Henri Fantin-Latour
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Ab £37.00 GBP
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Ab £37.00 GBP
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Fine Art Poster / Small Square (30x30 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Henri Fantin Latour
Fantin-Latour painted group portraits that functioned as manifestos. Homage to Delacroix, completed in 1864, gathered Manet, Baudelaire, Whistler and others around a portrait of the recently deceased painter. A Studio at Les Batignolles, painted in 1870, arranged the same circle around Manet at his easel. The Corner of the Table, in 1872, seated Verlaine and Rimbaud among the Parnassian poets. Each painting declared an allegiance, mapped a network, and recorded the face of everyone who mattered in Parisian culture at that moment.
His flower paintings are the opposite. They are quiet, domestic, technically precise, and painted without any obvious agenda. Roses in a glass bowl. Peonies on a table. He exhibited them in England, where they sold steadily to collectors who had no interest in Parisian literary politics. In France, during his lifetime, the flowers were practically unknown. The irony is that they are what most people now associate with his name.
He trained under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, an unorthodox teacher who had his students draw from memory rather than from the model. His classmates at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts included Degas and Alphonse Legros. He was friends with Manet, Whistler, Morisot and most of the painters who became the Impressionists, but his own style remained conservative: careful drawing, smooth finish, traditional composition. He stood at the centre of the avant-garde and painted like an old master, which is an unusual position to occupy for forty years.
He was also a member of the Jinglar Society, a nine-person dining club devoted to Japanese art and ceramics, which met to eat food off Japanese plates.
His flower paintings are the opposite. They are quiet, domestic, technically precise, and painted without any obvious agenda. Roses in a glass bowl. Peonies on a table. He exhibited them in England, where they sold steadily to collectors who had no interest in Parisian literary politics. In France, during his lifetime, the flowers were practically unknown. The irony is that they are what most people now associate with his name.
He trained under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, an unorthodox teacher who had his students draw from memory rather than from the model. His classmates at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts included Degas and Alphonse Legros. He was friends with Manet, Whistler, Morisot and most of the painters who became the Impressionists, but his own style remained conservative: careful drawing, smooth finish, traditional composition. He stood at the centre of the avant-garde and painted like an old master, which is an unusual position to occupy for forty years.
He was also a member of the Jinglar Society, a nine-person dining club devoted to Japanese art and ceramics, which met to eat food off Japanese plates.
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- Giclée-Druck in Museumsqualität für satte, lichtbeständige Farben
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- Mehrere Größen und Rahmenoptionen verfügbar
- Rahmen in Schwarz, Naturholz, dunklem Holz oder Weiß
- Gerahmte Drucke werden fertig zum Aufhängen geliefert
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Damit Ihr Kunstwerk optimal aussieht:
- Vorsichtig mit einem weichen, trockenen Tuch abstauben
- Längere direkte Sonneneinstrahlung vermeiden
- Niemals flüssige Reiniger auf Druck- oder Leinwandoberflächen verwenden
- An einem trockenen Ort bei Raumtemperatur aufbewahren
- Drucke mit sauberen, trockenen Händen anfassen
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Museums-Giclée-Druck auf FSC-zertifiziertem, archivbeständigem, mattem Papier, wahlweise mit Rahmen oder als Leinwand.
- Papierformate: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 und B2 (50×70 cm)
- Leinwand: XS (20×30 cm) bis Large (60×90 cm)
- Rahmen: Schwarz, Naturholz, dunkles Holz oder Weiß
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Biografie des Künstlers
Henri Fantin-Latour
Fantin-Latour painted group portraits that functioned as manifestos. Homage to Delacroix, completed in 1864, gathered Manet, Baudelaire, Whistler and others around a portrait of the recently deceased painter. A Studio at Les Batignolles, painted in 1870, arranged the same circle around Manet at his easel. The Corner of the Table, in 1872, seated Verlaine and Rimbaud among the Parnassian poets. Each painting declared an allegiance, mapped a network, and recorded the face of everyone who mattered in Parisian culture at that moment.
His flower paintings are the opposite. They are quiet, domestic, technically precise, and painted without any obvious agenda. Roses in a glass bowl. Peonies on a table. He exhibited them in England, where they sold steadily to collectors who had no interest in Parisian literary politics. In France, during his lifetime, the flowers were practically unknown. The irony is that they are what most people now associate with his name.
He trained under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, an unorthodox teacher who had his students draw from memory rather than from the model. His classmates at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts included Degas and Alphonse Legros. He was friends with Manet, Whistler, Morisot and most of the painters who became the Impressionists, but his own style remained conservative: careful drawing, smooth finish, traditional composition. He stood at the centre of the avant-garde and painted like an old master, which is an unusual position to occupy for forty years.
He was also a member of the Jinglar Society, a nine-person dining club devoted to Japanese art and ceramics, which met to eat food off Japanese plates.
His flower paintings are the opposite. They are quiet, domestic, technically precise, and painted without any obvious agenda. Roses in a glass bowl. Peonies on a table. He exhibited them in England, where they sold steadily to collectors who had no interest in Parisian literary politics. In France, during his lifetime, the flowers were practically unknown. The irony is that they are what most people now associate with his name.
He trained under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, an unorthodox teacher who had his students draw from memory rather than from the model. His classmates at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts included Degas and Alphonse Legros. He was friends with Manet, Whistler, Morisot and most of the painters who became the Impressionists, but his own style remained conservative: careful drawing, smooth finish, traditional composition. He stood at the centre of the avant-garde and painted like an old master, which is an unusual position to occupy for forty years.
He was also a member of the Jinglar Society, a nine-person dining club devoted to Japanese art and ceramics, which met to eat food off Japanese plates.
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