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Lot no. 3224
HENRI-THÉODORE FANTIN-LATOUR (Grenoble 1836–1904 Buré) Nature morte aux abricots. 1869. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated upper left: Fantin 69. 26 × 30 cm. We would like to thank Brame & Lorenceau for confirming the authenticity of the painting, Paris, 9 October 2019. Provenance: - Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Edwards, London. - Thomas Wallis & Son, London. - F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris. - Groesbeek, Amsterdam. - Private collection Hamburg, move 1926 to Switzerland and by descent to the present owners. Literature: Madame Fantin-Latour: Catalogue de l'Œuvre complet de Fantin-Latour, Floury, Paris, 1911, p. 47, no. 334. Henri Fantin-Latour holds a very interesting and distinct position in French painting of the second half of the 19th century. From him comes the group portrait often reproduced in art history books, "Un atelier aux Batignolles". In that work he portrayed the most important artists of the avant-garde at the time, among them the Impressionists Renoir, Monet and Bazille, who gather around Édouard Manet, sitting at an easel. Although Fantin-Latour was close friends with those painters and participated in the Salon des Refusés in 1863, he was not involved in any of the seven Impressionist exhibitions and was critical of the arbitrary approach of his fellow painters. He grappled, however, with their innovations and found his own answer. Instead of painting outdoors, Fantin-Latour remained loyal to the studio. He combined the study of the Old Masters with the Realism of Courbet and the new colour theories tracing back to Eugène Delacroix. He also included elements of both Romanticism and Symbolism in his works, through which his unique imagery emerged. He softened the precision and hardness of naturalistic rendering through a strong emphasis on the effects of light, stylistically bringing him closer to the Impressionists. It was most notably his still lifes that first brought him fame in England, and subsequently around the world. The still life offered here was produced in 1869. In May of that same year, Fantin-Latour became engaged to Victoria Dubourg, whom he had met at the Salon in 1866. On the occasion of their engagement, he gave her a still life, which is currently located in the Musée Grenoble (Nature morte dite de fiançaille - à Mme. Fantin-Latour, cat. rais. no. 325). Today considered one of his most important still lifes, it is similar in format to ours and shows an arrangement of flowers, a glass of wine and a plate of strawberries, the latter being rather rare. The first owners of the present painting were the London-based collectors Edwin and Elizabeth Ruth Edwards. Fantin-Latour’s connections to England were very important to him. In 1858 he met James McNeill Whistler and, together with Alphonse Legros, founded the “Société des trois”. The following years included multiple visits to London. There, he also met the wealthy lawyer and art collector, Edwin Edwards and his wife. The artist encouraged Edwards to become a landscape painter and etcher. A friendship developed and the collector couple acquired several still lifes by Fantin-Latour. They also recommend friends in London to acquire works, which contributed significantly to the ongoing international success today of Fantin-Latour's still lifes. HENRI-THÉODORE FANTIN-LATOUR (Grenoble 1836–1904 Buré) Nature morte aux abricots. 1869. Öl auf Leinwand. Oben links signiert und datiert: Fantin 69. 26 × 30 cm. Gutachten: Brame & Lorenceau, 9.10.2019. Provenienz: - Mr. und Mrs. Edwin Edwards, London. - Thomas Wallis & Son, London. - F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris. - Groesbeek, Amsterdam. - Privatsammlung Hamburg, 1926 Umzug in die Schweiz und durch Erbschaft an die heutigen Eigentümer. Literatur: Madame Fantin-Latour: Catalogue de l'Œuvre complet de Fantin-Latour, Floury, Paris, 1911, S. 47, Nr. 334. Henri Fantin-Latour nimmt in der französischen Malerei der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts eine sehr interessante und eigenständige Position ein. Von ihm stammt das in Kunstgeschichtsbüchern sehr häufig reproduzierte Gruppenbildnis "Un atelier aux Batignolles". Er porträtiert darin die wichtigsten Künstler der damaligen Avantgarde, wie unter anderen die Impressionisten Renoir, Monet und Bazille, welche sich um den an der Staffelei sitzenden Édouard Manet versammeln. Obschon Fantin-Latour mit diesen Malern eng befreundet ist und 1863 am Salon des Refusés teilnimmt, beteiligt er sich an keiner der sieben Impressionisten-Ausstellungen und kritisiert diese eigenmächtige Vorgehensweise seiner Malerkollegen. Trotzdem setzt er sich mit deren Neuerungen auseinander und findet seine eigene Antwort. Fantin-Latour malt nicht draussen, sondern bleibt dem Atelier treu; er verbindet das Studium der Alten Meister mit dem Realismus Courbets sowie den neuen Farbtheorien, die auf Eugène Delacroix zurückgehen. Da er auch Elemente sowohl der Romantik als auch des Symbolismus in seine Werke miteinschliesst, entsteht eine einzigartige Bildsprache. Er mildert die naturalistische Präzision und Härte durch eine starke Betonung von Lichteffekten, was ihn stilistisch in die Nähe der Impressionisten rücken lässt. Vor allem sind es seine Stillleben, die ihn zunächst in England und später weltweit berühmt machen. Das hier an der Auktion angebotene Stillleben entsteht im Jahr 1869. Im Mai des gleichen Jahres verlobt sich Fantin-Latour mit Victoria Dubourg, die er 1866 am Salon kennen gelernt hat. Anlässlich der Verlobung schenkt er ihr ein Stillleben, welches sich heute im Musée Grenoble befindet (Nature morte dite de fiançaille–à Mme. Fantin-Latour, WVZ Nr. 325; Abb.1). Dieses gilt heute als eines seiner wichtigsten Stillleben. Es ist ähnlichen Formats wie das unsrige und zeigt ein Arrangement von Blumen, einem Glas Wein und – was eher selten ist – einen Teller mit Erdbeeren.
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8031 Zürich - Switzerland
06/19/2020
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