1867
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Madame Ditte is a 1867 chalk by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a close-up portrait of a woman with dark hair and a serious expression. She’s wearing a dark dress with a high collar, and her face is lit softly from the side. The background is plain, keeping all the focus on her. The artist used a mix of chalk, pastel, and crayon to create soft shadows and subtle details. The medium gives the drawing a slightly fuzzy, sketchy look. Next, check out the technique: pastel to see how artists use soft, blendable sticks of color.
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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