The Rhinemaidens
Artist
Henri Fantin-Latour
(French, 1836 - 1904)
CultureFrench
Date19th century
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 31 1/4 × 36 × 2 3/4 in. (79.4 × 91.4 × 7 cm)
20 × 24 × 1 1/8 in. (50.8 × 61 × 2.9 cm)
20 × 24 × 1 1/8 in. (50.8 × 61 × 2.9 cm)
InscribedSigned in lower right: Fantin;
On the reverse, attached to the stretcher, is a red wax seal impressed with the following auction reference:;
"Vente Lequime/ 1 et 2 Mai/ 1923/ Galerie Georges Giroux/ Bruxelles." Also attached to the stretcher is a partially effaced label from the Galerie Georges Giroux. The stretcher and reverse of the canvas are inscribed with the following numbers: 4461, 390, 31, 128.
Credit LineGift of Nat and Mary Jane Coleman
Object number2002.19.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas painting. It depicts a pair of diaphanously clad allegorical female figures attended by putti and floating in a densely atmospheric swirl of light and color.ProvenanceLéon Lequime collection; auction of Lequime collection at the Galerie Georges Giroux, Brussels, May 1-2, 1923; Nat R. Coleman, Sr., New York, late 1950s-1961; Mrs. Coleman, New York, 1961-1963; Nat R. Coleman, Jr., 1963-2002; Gift of Nat and Mary Jane Coleman to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2002. Exhibition History"Wagner's Ring: Forging an Epic," The Morgan Library and Museum, January 29 - April 17, 2016.
Pair/Pair