Henri Fantin-Latour - The Reading

Two young women sit together in an interior setting. One is reading, the other appears daydreaming, lost in reverie, or captivated by the way the reader is engrossed in her book. Although these two women are engaged in an activity together and are united by the composition, they seem detached from one another. Time stands still in an allusion to the complexity of human relationships, something often hinted at in Fantin-Latour's portraits. This work contains a clear reference to 17th century Dutch interior scenes such as those by Vermeer, which had recently been rediscovered at the time - it is every bit as motionless and silent.

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