Artwork
Awakening
Awakening is a print by the Impressionist artist Henri Fantin-Latour. It dates from 1886 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Awakening is a 1886 print by French artist Henri Fantin-Latour, known for his realistic depictions of flowers and Parisian intellectual circles. The work is part of The Cleveland Museum of Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The print portrays a woman in a dimly lit room, clad in a flowing dress. Her raised arms and wind-swept hair convey a sense of dynamic movement, while the overall scene suggests a moment of personal awakening or transformation.
Technique & Style
Fantin-Latour employed quick, expressive lines to capture the play of light and movement. The interplay of light on the woman's dress and hair adds a sense of vitality to the composition, set against a dramatic, dark background punctuated by vertical streaks of light or texture.
History & Provenance
Created in 1886, Awakening is now held in the permanent collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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.
Debut from "Paradise and the Peri" (3rdplate )
La jeune Tarentine
Le Paradis et la Peri - Debut
Untitled
XXIV
Danses
Une femme revêtue du Soleil (A woman clothed with the sun)
To Berlioz (Small Plate)
Debut from "Paradise and the Peri" (2nd plate)
Sous l'aile d'ombre, l'etre noir appliquait une active morsure (Beneath the wing of shadow the black creature was biting energetically)
Dancing
A Woman Clothed with the Sun