Ignace-Henri-Théodore Fantin-Latour, 'Self Portrait', 1860
About the work
Overview
Fantin-Latour painted a number of self portraits in the years 1854-61 which were characterised by having summary backgrounds or no settings at all. In this example, one edge of an unframed painting is visible on the right, which has been tentatively identified as the portrait of Fantin-Latour's sister Marie (Birmingham City Art Gallery), which was rejected by the jury of the 1859 Salon.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Self Portrait
- Artist dates
- 1836 - 1904
- Date made
- 1860
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 31.4 × 25.4 cm
- Inscription summary
- Signed; Dated
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by Hans Velten 1931
- Inventory number
- L706
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by Hans Velten 1931, © 2000 Tate
- Collection
- Main Collection
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