Artwork
Vision
Vision is a print by the Impressionist artist Henri Fantin-Latour. It dates from 1895 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Vision is a print by Henri Fantin-Latour, a French artist known for his still lifes and portraits of artists and writers.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two women with flowing hair and loose robes, one holding a staff and the other with outstretched arms, conveying a sense of motion and otherworldliness.
Technique & Style
The lines are rough and scratchy, suggesting quick, uneven strokes that create an urgent, unrefined effect.
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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.
Inspiration
Duo des Troyens
Le Paradis et la Peri - Debut
Debut from "Paradise and the Peri" (3rdplate )
Debut from Paradise and the Peri (Second Plate)
Manfred and Astarté
Inspiration
Sieglinde and Siegmund from Act I of "The Valkyrie"
L'Evocation d'Erda
The Fairy of the Alps
Macbeth Consulting the Witches
Inspiration