Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James (1867): Art, History and Details

Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James (1867) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This portrait depicts Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James, the 12-year-old daughter of Édouard de Fitz-James. Fantin-Latour painted a series of portraits of her family members in preparation for a large group portrait that was never completed. The sitter is elegantly dressed in a pink and white dress, identical to one worn by her elder sister, Françoise, for her portrait. Marie-Yolande wears no jewelry and her hair is styled more simply, as would have been suitable for a girl of her age at the time.

Object facts

• Title: Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James
• Date: 1867
• Creator attribution: Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Painting
• Technique: oil on fabric
• Dimensions: Framed: 65.1 x 57.2 x 7.6 cm (25 5/8 x 22 1/2 x 3 in.); Unframed: 50.2 x 42.2 cm (19 3/4 x 16 5/8 in.)
• Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
• Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
• Accession number: 1982.256

A detail from the museum

Fantin-Latour, known for his portraits and flower still lifes, never shared the artistic viewpoint of his friends and contemporaries, the Impressionists. He remained a traditional academic painter throughout his career and the style of this portrait reflects the romanticism of an earlier generation.

Collection credit

Gift of Lewis C. Williams

Further reading listed by the museum

• Jullien, Adolphe. Fantin-Latour, sa vie et ses amitiés; lettres inédites et souvenirs personnels, avec cinquante-trois reproductions d'œuvres du maitre, tirées a part, six autographes et vingt-deux illustrations dans le texte. Paris, France: L. Laveur, 1909.
• Fantin-Latour, Victoria. Catalogue de l'œuvre complet (1849-1904) de Fantin-Latour, établi et rédigé. Paris, France: H. Floury, 1911.
• Gibson, Frank F. The Art of Henri Fantin-Latour: His Life and Work. London, United Kindgom: Drane's Ltd, 1924.

View the collection record

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