Description
The composition of this drawing is identical with that of the elegant portrait that Fantin-Latour made of Manet in 1867, also in the Art Institute. The controlled and very finished appearance of this work is characteristic of the drawings Fantin-Latour made after paintings for reproduction in the illustrated press. Indeed, it was drawn as a souvenir of the painting to accompany an article devoted to Manet at the time of the exhibition of his paintings and pastels at the galleries of La Vie Moderne.
Provenance
Given by the artist to Edouard Manet [inscription]; by descent to Mme. Manet (née Suzanne Leenhoff) [according to Chicago 1978]; by descent to Leon Leenhoff (died 1927) [according to Chicago 1978]; given to Aristide Albert [inscription]. Princess de Polignac (probably née Winnaretta Singer) (died 1943) [according to dealer invoice]. Sold by Martin Fabiani, Paris, to Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Zurich, 1967 [according to letter from Marianne Feilchenfeldt's son, Walter, April 2002 in curatorial file]; sold by Mrs. Walter Feilchenfeldt to the Art Institute, 1967.
Accession Number
28170
Medium
Black crayon, with touches of charcoal, on cream wove paper
Dimensions
39.9 × 31.1 cm (15 3/4 × 12 1/4 in.)
Classification
chalk
Credit Line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
