Background
Henri Fantin-Latour was born on January 14, 1836 in Grenoble, France. He was a son of Théodore Fantin-Latour, a painter, and Hélène de Naidenoff.
École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris
Henri Fantin-Latour was born on January 14, 1836 in Grenoble, France. He was a son of Théodore Fantin-Latour, a painter, and Hélène de Naidenoff.
Initially, Henri Fantin-Latour received drawing lessons from his father, who was a well-known painter. Later, in 1850, he enrolled at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, where Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran was his mentor. In 1854, Henri entered École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Some time later, he also attended the studio of Gustave Courbet.
After studies, Henri Fantin-Latour started to copy the works of the old masters in the Musée du Louvre. Although academic in manner, Fantin-Latour was independent in style. He had numerous friends among the leading French painters of his day, including Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Eugène Delacroix, Camille Corot, Édouard Manet and Gustave Courbet. His portrait groups, often arranged in rows of heads and figures like 17th-century Dutch guild portraits, are perhaps most interesting for their portrayal of various literary and artistic persons of the time.
In 1859, he sent three portraits to French Salon, which were rejected. The painter exhibited in the Salon of 1861, and many of his important canvases appeared on its walls in the following years.
The last period of Henri's life was devoted to lithography. In the Salon of 1876 he exhibited "L’Anniversaire", honouring composer Hector Berlioz, and thereafter his lithographs were shown regularly. He also illustrated Adolphe Jullien’s biographies of Wagner (1886) and Berlioz (1888).
Pansies
Spring Flowers
Chrysanthemums
Roses
Peaches
Charlotte Dubourg
Flowers, Cyclamens
White Roses in a Green Vase
Adolphe Jullien
Roses and Lilies
Hollyhocks without Vase
Roses
Roses in a Basket on a Table
Still Life Vase Of Hydrangeas And Ranunculus
Roses and Clematis
Bouquet of Flowers
Still Life With Flowers
Bouquet of Peonies
Homage to Delacroix
Immortality
Yellow and Red Roses
Portrait of Édouard Manet
Madame Ditte
Spring Flowers
Bouquet of Diverse Flowers
A Large Bouquet of Roses
Portrait of Sonia
Small Brunette Bather
Chrysanthemums
Roses
Flowers In A Clay Pot
The Rosy Wealth of June
Vase of Peonies
Petunias
Wildflowers
Head of a Young Woman
Peaches and a Plum
The Two Sisters
Reading
Daisies
Flowers Camelias and Tulips
Diverse Flowers
Portrait of young woman
Lilacs
Still Life of Cherries and Almonds
Plate of Peaches
Still Life With Pansies
Mademoiselle de Fitz James
Autumn Bouquet
White and Yellow Roses in a Tall Vase
Still Life With Flowers And Fruit
Flowers and Fruit
Plate of Fruit
Still Life Chrysanthemums and Grapes
Flowers
Japanese Anemones
A Basket of Roses
Roses
Still Life Hyacinths and Fruit
Nasturtiums
Self Portrait
Autumn Flowers
White Roses and Cherries
A Studio in the Batignolles (Homage to Manet)
Flowers Roses Marechal Neil
Still life. Flowers, Bowl of Fruit and Pitcher
Apples in a Basket on a Table
Self Portrait
Apples
Asters in a Vase
Still Life with Torso and Flowers
Drawing lesson in the workshop
Dahlias, Queens Daisies, Roses and Corn Flowers
Peonies
Vase with Apples and Foliage
Larkspur
Summer Flowers
Still Life with Flowers
Rose Trees White Roses
Dahlias
White Rockets and Fruit
Still life with peaches
Still Life Roses and Fruit
Roses in a Vase
Large Bouquet of Chrysanthemums
Yellow Flowers (also known as Coucous)
The Dubourg Family
Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums
Bouquet of Flowers Pansies
Roses in a Stemmed Glass
Large Vase of Dahlias and Assorted Flowers
A Bowl Of Fruit
Marie Yolande de Fitz James
Mixed Flowers
Anemones and Buttercups
Flowers, Chrysanthemums
Narcissus and Tulips
The Bethrothal Still Life
Narcisses in an Opaline Glass Vase
Still Life with Roses, Fruit and a Glass of Wine
Vase of Peonies and Snowballs
Bouquet of Peonies and Iris
Self Portrait
Jonquils and Nasturtiums
Vase of Peonies
Flowers
Still Life with Flowers
Flowers in a Bowl
Portrait of Alphonse Legros
Flowers Poppies
Bouquet of White Chrysanthemums
Vase of Roses
Head of a Young Girl
Hydrangias, Cloves and Two Pots of Pansies
Still Life of Four Peaches
White Roses
Flowers Roses
Flowers Roses
Fairy Roses
Bowl of Peaches
Scene from Tannhäuser
Portrait of Madame Léon Maître
Flowers
Portrait of Manet
The Muse (Richard Wagner)
Larkspur
Roses in a White Porcelin Vase
Large Bouquet of Crysanthemums
Dahlias
A Carafe of Wine and Plate of Fruit on a White Tablecloth
Flowers Large Bouquet with Three Peonies
Still Life Dahlias in a Green Vase
Flowers and Fruit on a Table
Bouquet of Roses
Bouquet of Roses and Other Flowers
White Roses in a Vase
Geraniums
The Reader (Marie Fantin Latour, the Artist's Sister)
Roses
Roses in a Tall Glass
Roses
Self Portrait
The Flowers of Middle Summer
Roses in a Vase
Flowers
Flowers
The Corner of the Table
Dahlias
Peonies in a Vase
Gladiolas and Roses
A Plate of Apples
Still Life, Corner of a Table
Flowers and Fruit
The Three Rhine Maidens
Still Life with Flowers
Roses
Still Life Peach and Grapes
Apples and Grapes
Lemons, Apples and Tulips
White Roses
Flowers Dahlias and Gladiolas
Carnations in a Champagne Glass
Broom and Other Spring Flowers in a Vase
Bouquet of Flowers
White Cup And Saucer
Flowers, White Roses
Still Life Apples and Grapes
Flowers and Fruit, a Melon
Around the piano
Flowers in an Earthenware Vase
Self Portrait
Chrysanthemums
Roses
Roses
Asters and Fruit on a Table
Self Portrait
Vase of Flowers Queens Daisies
Narcisses Hyacinths and Nasturtiums
Portrait of Ruth Edwards
Bowl of Fruit
Flowers
Roses in a Bowl
White Roses, Chrysanthemums in a Vase, Peaches and Grapes on a Table with a White Tablecloth
Roses and Nasturtiums in a Vase
White Peonies and Roses, Narcissus
Flowers in a Vase
Zinnias in a Vase
Basket of Roses
Pansies
Duchess de Fitz James
Daisies and Dahlias
Roses
Still Life Glass, Silver Goblet and Cup of Champagn
Queens Daisies
White Roses
Studio at Batignolles
Henri was a member of Groupe des Batignolles.
Henri Fantin-Latour married Victoria Dubourg, a painter, in 1876.