1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Inspiration is a 1895 ink by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman with a crown of leaves, sitting on a rock. She holds a fan in one hand and a piece of cloth in the other. Her body is turned slightly, but her face looks forward. The background is dark and blurry, with just a hint of plants behind her. The artist used a rough, sketchy style that feels quick and loose. This isn’t a polished painting—it’s more like a study or a print. Next, check out lithography to see how prints like this were made.
Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation: ; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
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