Artwork
Self-Portrait at Seventeen
Self-Portrait at Seventeen is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Henri Fantin-Latour. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Self-Portrait at Seventeen is a lithograph created by Henri Fantin-Latour. The print is in black on wove paper and depicts the artist.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait shows Fantin-Latour at seventeen with a serious expression and short hair. The dark background emphasizes his face, though the image is blurry and lacks detail.
Technique & Style
The lithograph's grainy texture results from the lithography process, a printing method that allowed for relatively quick and affordable art production in the late 19th century.
History & Provenance
Fantin-Latour, a French painter and lithographer, created this work in 1892, more than 25 years after the age it portrays him.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
