1870
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Le Mage Balthazar et Fatime is a 1870 ink by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a shadowy, half-lit room with a woman sitting in profile, her face turned away. Her hair is loose, flowing over her shoulders, and she holds something close to her chest. The background is dark, with just a hint of a doorway or window on the left. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to suggest movement and mood, almost like a hurried drawing. This style fits the Romanticism movement, which often focused on emotion and drama over strict realism. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn how artists create prints like this one.
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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