1888
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Lélio: The Aeolian Harp is a 1888 by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting sideways, her back to us, playing a harp. The lines are rough and dark, almost like scratches on paper. Her hair is loose, and the harp rests against her shoulder. The artist left her face mostly in shadow, focusing on the shape of her body and the instrument. This style makes the scene feel quiet and dreamy. Next, check out sfumato to see how artists use soft shadows like this.
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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