1896
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Pastoral is a 1896 ink by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people sitting close together in a dim, shadowy space. Their faces are blurry, but you can see one person’s hand resting on the other’s shoulder. The background is dark with faint shapes that look like trees or bushes, and the whole image feels quiet and soft. The artist used a scratchy, textured style that makes the scene feel sketchy and unfinished. This isn’t a polished painting—it’s more like a quick, expressive drawing. Next, check out lithography to see how this kind of print was 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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