Self-Portrait

1858

Henri Fantin-Latour

Associated Names
Henri Fantin-Latour

Artist, French, 1836 - 1904

This painting shows a man's head and shoulders in a portrait. He is turned slightly to the left, looking out towards us. The left half of his face and torso are in shadow. On the right, we can see that he has pale skin, dark eyebrows, deep-set eyes, an upturned nose, and red lips in a neutral expression. His brown hair is tousled and mid-length, and he has a reddish-brown mustache and beard. He is wearing a light-colored, high-collared shirt with a dark tie. The background is black. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.7 x 32.7 cm (16 x 12 7/8 in.)
    framed: 62.9 x 54 x 5.7 cm (24 3/4 x 21 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

From the artist to Jean-Baptiste Antoine Guillemet; (C.W. Kraushaar, New York); sold 15 September 1927 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1906

  • Exposition de l'oeuvre de Fantin-Latour, École nationale des beaux-arts, 1906, no. 6.

1927

  • Modern French Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, C. W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, 1927, no. 5, repro.

1928

  • 100 Years of French Portraits from the Chester Dale Collection, Museum of French Art, New York, 1928, no. 12.

1932

  • Exhibition of Portraits of Artists, International Art Center of Roerich Museum, New York, 1932, no. 32.

  • Fantin-Latour, Museum of French Art, New York, 1932, no. 2.

1943

  • Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943-1951, unnumbered cat., repro.

1951

  • Fantin-Latour: Flowers, Fruits, Figures, Scott & Fowles, New York, 1951, unnumbered checklist, repro.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 19, repro.

1943

  • Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. Philadelphia, 1943:, unpaginated, repro.

1965

  • Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 65, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 49.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 41, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 126, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 494, no. 732, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 151, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: 1858-

Wikidata ID

Q20188402

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