
Henri Fantin-Latour Attributed Original 19th Century Antique Parisian French Realism Still Life Oil Painting Dahlias
Very beautiful Henri Fantin-Latour, (1836-1904), attributed French symbolism and realism style oil painting of dahlias in a floral arrangement in a vase. The painting was relined decades prior and may need some restoration, due to minor issues. The painting measures approximately 12" X 15 3/4". Henri Fantin-Latour, born Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour on 14 January 1836 in Grenoble, Isère, was a highly regarded French painter and lithographer renowned for his captivating flower paintings and group portraits featuring prominent artists and writers of Paris. During his formative years, Fantin-Latour received artistic guidance from his father, an accomplished artist himself. In 1850, he enrolled at the Ecole de Dessin, where he studied under the tutelage of Lecoq de Boisbaudran. Following his admission to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1854, he dedicated considerable time to meticulously reproducing masterpieces from the Musée du Louvre's collection. Despite forming clos