The Cleveland Museum of Art
Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James
Description
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.
Provenance
Duchesse de Fitz-James [1830-1915], Château de la Lorie, Maine-et-Loire. Féral, Paris.; (F & J Tempelaere, Paris, France); (Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY); Possibly Chester Dale [1883-1962], Washington DC; (C. W. Kraushaar, New York, NY, sold to Lewis B. Williams); Lewis B. Williams, Cleveland, OH, by descent to Lewis C. Williams; Lewis C. Williams, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
50.2 × 42.2 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
1982.256
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture • France, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery