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Reclining Nude

Henri Fantin-Latour

1874

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 22.9cm × w 29.4cm × t 2.2cm × d 4cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

lying figure - AA - female human figure

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1922

Notes

signature and date: ‘Fantin 74’

Collection Type

paintings

About Henri Fantin-Latour

1836–1904 • France

His work is characterized by a depiction of modern life and contemporary scenes. He was interested in light effects, although in a style different from Manet and the Impressionists. From 1864 he began exhibiting group portraits depicting avant-garde painters and writers. Comment on works: still life, Portraits