Portrait of Madame Léon Maître (Portrait de Madame Léon Maître)
1892
oil
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
1892
oil
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Portrait of Madame Léon Maître (Portrait de Madame Léon Maître) is a 1892 oil by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at Brooklyn Museum.
This painting shows a woman sitting on a couch, holding a blue fan. She is wearing a black dress with white lace and a red and yellow rose on her chest. She has short, dark hair and is looking straight ahead. The background is a dark brown wall. The woman's dress and the couch are detailed, with folds in the fabric visible. The fan she is holding is also detailed, with a blue and gold design. The overall effect is one of elegance and refinement. The painting's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth, adds to its sense of realism. For more on this technique, look up chiaroscuro.
