Sara la Baigneuse / Henri Fantin-Latour
Viewer
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1962/1.115
- Title
- Sara la Baigneuse
- Artist
- Henri Fantin-Latour
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1836-1904
- Medium and Support
- pen, brush and brown ink, heightened with white on off-white wove paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1884
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Signed, l.r.: Fantin
- Dimensions
- 32.6 cm x 25.4 cm (12 13/16 in. x 10 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Physical Description
- A dark pen drawing with white highlights on a white colored background. It shows a nude female figure seated on a swing. The setting is a wooded area with vegetation and leaves depicted with multiple short strokes that cover the entire area around the figure. The woman is posed facing the viewer with her legs intertwined and her arms above her head, grasping th ropes of the swing. She is gazing out to the left, beyond the viewer and has a joyful expression on her face.
- Subject Matter
- This drawing depicts the subject of a poem by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) titled, "Sara la Baigneuse" (Sarah the Bather). Hector Berlioz also composed a choral work inspired by this poem in 1834.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by location or context
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- coverings and hangings for openings
- drapery
- figures
- figures (representations)
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 891 x 1169
- File Size
- 176 KB
- Record
- 1962/1.115
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-1.115/1962_1.115.jpg
Rights and Permissions
Related Links
Portfolios
- In public portfolios
IIIF
- Manifest
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1962-SL-1.115:1962_1.115.JPG
Cite this Item
View the Help Guide for more information.
- Full citation
-
"Sara la Baigneuse; Henri Fantin-Latour." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-1.115/1962_1.115.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.