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To Robert Schumann

1894

Henri Fantin-Latour

(French, 1836–1904)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Credit Line
Gift of Ralph King 1921.67
Catalogue raisonné
Hediard 109
State
I
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Passionately engaged with music, Fantin-Latour began to explore musical themes in his art after he attended the first full production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle in 1876 in Bayreuth, Germany. Lithographs such as To Robert Schumann earned Fantin the reputation as "the artist who made music visible." To his admirers, Fantin did not merely illustrate operatic scenes, but "wrapped his soul in music . . . and with wondrous dexterity drew . . . the visions he heard."
A vertically oriented lithograph in dense black-inked fine lines depicts figures with light skin tones in a hazy landscape. On the left, three women in white gowns stand near foliage. A central woman in a black cloak faces away. To her right, a woman holds a scroll inscribed with names. On the right, a winged figure crowns a bust with a wreath above a kneeling woman. Fine hatching creates a soft, ethereal atmosphere.

To Robert Schumann

1894

Henri Fantin-Latour

(French, 1836–1904)
France, 19th century

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