Debut from "Paradise and the Peri" (2nd plate)

1894

Henri Fantin-Latour

Associated Names
Henri Fantin-Latour

Artist, French, 1836 - 1904

The image depicts two figures in an ethereal setting, focusing on their upper bodies. One person sits on the ground, looking upwards with long dark hair falling over their shoulders. Their facial features are obscured by shadows. They wear a flowing garment. The other figure stands to the right, with partly spread wings. They have lighter hair and wear a gown-like garment. Their right arm is raised, hand gesturing upwards. The background is textured, resembling a cloudy or stormy sky, creating a mysterious atmosphere. The image is in grayscale with shading and texture for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Chinese paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3728

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hédiard 1906, no. 115, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Hédiard, Germain and Leonce Benedite. Fantin-Latour; catalogue l'oeuvre lithographique du maître...nouvelle edition revue, corrigee et completee. Les maitres de la lithographie. Paris: Librarie de l'Art Ancien et Moderne, 1906.

Inscriptions

in graphite, at lower right: A Ed Maître / h. Fantin

Wikidata ID

Q64957642

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