1881
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Manfred and Astarte (2nd plate) is a 1881 ink by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph depicts a man and a woman in a dramatic scene. The man, dressed in dark attire, kneels on the ground with his arms outstretched towards the woman. She stands to his right, wearing a flowing white robe that appears to be blowing in the wind. Her right arm is raised above her head, and her left arm is bent at the elbow. The background of the image is dark and shadowy, with hints of a rocky or mountainous landscape. The overall mood of the piece is one of intense emotion and drama. To learn more about the artist's use of lithography, explore the technique of lithography.
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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