Self-Portrait at Seventeen

1892

Henri Fantin-Latour

Associated Names
Henri Fantin-Latour

Artist, French, 1836 - 1904

The image shows a head and shoulders portrait of a person. The individual is mostly in profile with their head turned slightly towards the viewer. The facial features include a strong nose, distinct lips, and a highlighted broad forehead. The hair is brushed back and covers the ears partially. The person wears a dark, high-collared garment. The background is a textured, dark surface, contrasting with the lighter portions of the face. The style of the image is reminiscent of pointillism, with intricate dot patterns creating shading and form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.6 x 12.6 cm (6 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
    plate (lithograph stone): 22.3 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.6 x 27.7 cm (13 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.47.76

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hédiard 1906, no. 104, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

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 stone, in image, at lower right: 1853; by later hand, lower right and cut off in graphite: Fantin

Wikidata ID

Q75393774

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