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Henri Fantin-Latour (14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and
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best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of
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ian artists and writers.


Biography

He was born Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour in
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. After studying at the ''
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'' in
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from 1854, he devoted much time to copying the works of the old masters in the
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. Although Fantin-Latour befriended several of the young artists who would later be associated with
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, including Whistler and
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, Fantin's own work remained conservative in style. Whistler brought attention to Fantin in England, where his
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s sold so well that they were "practically unknown in France during his lifetime". In addition to his realistic paintings, Fantin-Latour created imaginative
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s inspired by the music of some of the great classical composers. In 1876, Fantin-Latour attended a performance of the ''Ring'' cycle at Bayreuth, which he found particularly moving. He would later publish lithographs inspired by
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'', which helped solidify his reputation among Paris' avant-garde as an anti-naturalist painter. In 1875, Henri Fantin-Latour married a fellow painter,
Victoria Dubourg Victoria Dubourg or Victoria Fantin-Latour (1 December 1840 – 30 September 1926) was a French still life painter. Dubourg was born in Paris and trained with artist Fanny Chéron.Victoria Dubourg in the RKD There, she met the painter Henri Fant ...
, after which he spent his summers on the country estate of his wife's family at Buré,
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, where he died on 25 August 1904. He was interred in the
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, Paris, France.


Legacy

Marcel Proust Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; ; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel ''In Search of Lost Time'' (''À la recherche du temps perdu''; with the previous Eng ...
mentions Fantin-Latour's work in ''
In Search of Lost Time ''In Search of Lost Time'' (french: À la recherche du temps perdu), first translated into English as ''Remembrance of Things Past'', and sometimes referred to in French as ''La Recherche'' (''The Search''), is a novel in seven volumes by French ...
'':
"Many young women's hands would be incapable of doing what I see there," said the Prince, pointing to Mme de Villeparisis's unfinished watercolours. And he asked her whether she had seen the flower painting by Fantin-Latour which had recently been exhibited. (''The Guermantes Way'')
His first major UK gallery exhibition in 40 years took place at the
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in April 2011.
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presented a retrospective exhibition of his work in 2016–2017 entitled "À fleur de peau". The painting ''A Basket of Roses'' was used as the cover of New Order's album ''
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'' by Peter Saville in 1983.


Gallery

Henri Fantin-Latour - Still Life with a Carafe, Flowers and Fruit - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Still Life with a Carafe, Flowers and Fruit'' (1865) Henri Fantin-Latour - Flowers and Fruit - Google Art Project (807372).jpg, ''Flowers and Fruit'' (1866) Henri Fantin-Latour - Roses (15615114481).jpg, ''White Roses'' (1871) Henri Fantin-Latour - Still life (primroses, pears and promenates) - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Still Life, primroses, pears and promenates'' (1873) Henri Fantin-Latour - Roses in a Stemmed Glass (13358717034).jpg, ''Vase of Roses'' (1875) File:Japanese Anemones - Henri Fantin-Latour - ABDAG002274.jpg, Japanese Anemones (1884) Henri Fantin-Latour - Vase of Flowers with a Coffee Cup (13648335833).jpg, ''Vase of Flowers with a Coffee Cup'' (1885) Henri FANTIN-Latour - Poppies - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Peonies'' (1891) Henri Fantin-Latour - Roses (15408789567).jpg, ''Roses''
File:Henri Fantin-Latour, Still Life with Mustard Pot, 1860, NGA 164918.jpg, ''Still Life with Mustard Pot'' (1860),
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File:MMoCA 89MA Henri Fantin-Latour, Figues, Reine-Claude et Abricot.jpg, ''Figues, Reine-Claude et abricot'' (1864),
Mougins Museum of Classical Art The MACM, the Mougins Museum of Classical Art (Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins) is an art museum located in the village of Mougins, in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France. It is 30 minutes from Nice airport and 15 minutes from the centre o ...

Henri Fantin-Latour - Retrato de M. e Mme Edwards, 1875.jpg, ''Mr. and Mrs.
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Image:Edouard Manet by Fantin-Latour.jpg, ''Édouard Manet'' (1867),
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The Corner of the Table ''The Corner of the Table'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Henri Fantin-Latour, created in 1872. It was exhibited at the 1872 Salon. It is held at the Musée d'Orsay, in Paris. History This painting was the third in a series of ...
'' (1872) The Dubourg Family by Fantin-Latour.jpg, ''Dubourg Family'' (1878),
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'' (1867) Henri Fantin-Latour - A Studio at Les Batignolles - Google Art Project.jpg, ''
A Studio at Les Batignolles ''A Studio at Les Batignolles'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by Henri Fantin-Latour created in 1870. The work is now at the Musée d'Orsay. Description Its staging evokes the studio of French painter Édouard Manet and represents him seated and ...
'' (1870) Henri Fantin-Latour - The Temptation of St. Anthony - Google Art Project.jpg, '' The Temptation of St. Anthony Image:La Lecture (Fantin-Latour).jpg, ''
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Image:Charlotte Dubourg par Fantin-Latour.jpg, ''Portrait of Charlotte Dubourg'' (1882),
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File:'Madame Lerolle' by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1882.JPG, ''Madame Lerolle'' (1882) File:Henri Fantin-Latour - Dawn - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Dawn'' (ca. 1883) File:FantinLatour Danaé.jpg, '' Danae'' Image:Henri Fantin-Latour - Portrait of Sonia.jpg, ''Sonia'' (1890),
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File:Fantin-latour-autoportrait-MBALYON.jpg, ''Self-portrait'' (1859) File:Bemberg Fondation Toulouse - Self-portrait paintings by Henri Fantin-Latour.jpg, ''Self-portrait'' (1860) File:Self-Portrait by Fantin-Latour 1860.jpg, ''Self-Portrait'', pencil, charcoal, and whitening (1860) File:Henri Fantin-Latour - Self-Portrait - Google Art Project.jpg, Self-Portrait (1861) File:Henri Fantin-Latour, Self-portrait (1861).jpg, Self-portrait (1861)


Public collections holding works by Fantin-Latour

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References

* * Gibson, Frank F., ''The art of Henri Fantin-Latour, his life and work'', London, Drane's ltd., 1924. * Lucie-Smith, Edward, ''Henri Fantin-Latour'', New York, Rizzoli, 1977. * Poulet, Anne L., & Murphy, A. R., ''Corot to Braque: French Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston'', Boston: The Museum, 1979. * Rosenblum, Robert, ''Paintings in the Musée d'Orsay'', New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989.


External links

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Henri-Fantin-Latour.org
273 works by Henri Fantin-Latour
Henri Fantin-Latour, ''Still Life'', 1867, watercolor, Bryn Mawr College Art and Artifact Collections
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