1883
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Music and Poetry is a 1883 by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two people sitting side by side in a dim, shadowy room. One person is playing a stringed instrument, while the other holds a piece of paper, perhaps reading or writing. The background is dark, with only a hint of a window or doorway letting in a little light. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to show the movement of hair, fabric, and even the musician’s fingers on the strings. This style makes the scene feel lively despite the quiet setting. Next, check out Impressionism to see how artists like this one used light and quick brushstrokes to create mood.
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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