Hello, I might have an Henri Fantin-Latour painting. Im not sure if it is authentic but its been in my family.

Question

Its been in my family for a few years. 50-60 years.. How can i tell if it is authentic? I was reading that one of his paintings now days goes for $3,000,000.00 Million. Is there a site where I can see if this is authentic?

ITs a 1876 painting.

I still can't find anything about it. I've tryed over 100 websites and can't find anything about it?.. could this be it? Its in great cond. but theres a bit of cracking in the bottem.

Answer 1

Hi... here are some sites with his works along with their known locations. If you cannot locate your piece among these, google for further sites... there are many. If you're still convinced that your painting's unique, contact Sotheby's or Christies for an expert opinion.
I wish you great good luck!
http://www.abcgallery.com/F/fantin-latour/fantin-latour.html
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/fantin-latour_henri.html
http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/fantin/index.html
http://wwar.com/masters/f/fantin-latour-henri.html

****Hi again.. can you possibly upload the image? Do you have any way of knowing from where it was purchased? With paintings as important as a Fantin-Latour, a provenance becomes of great importance. Even 50 years ago, the purchase would have been significant in art circles and there would most certainly be documentation in gallery and auction archives.. as well, more than likely, fine art insurance in place. You need to contact one of the major auction houses and either email them an image or take a photo and send it by mail, or find a reputable appraiser. They will be able to determine its authenticity for you. And it the meantime, keep the painting safe.
I hope this helps!
1876
Fleur et Fruits:
http://new.artnet.com/usernet/awc/awc_workdetail.asp?aid=424346036&gid=424346036&cid=81158&wid=424351499&page=3
Portrait de Victoria Dubourg
http://new.artnet.com/usernet/awc/awc_workdetail.asp?aid=424346036&gid=424346036&cid=81158&wid=424351496&page=3
Souvenir de Bayreuth. Scène première du Rheingold
de Richard Wagner (Les Filles du Rhin)
http://new.artnet.com/usernet/awc/awc_workdetail.asp?aid=424346036&gid=424346036&cid=81158&wid=424351498&page=3
Mr and Mrs Edwin Edwards
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/largeImage?workNumber=L702&collectionPublisherSection=work
http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/artist.asp?searchText=Fantin&display=list&tab=1&recNo=0

Contact information:
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/dept/DeptSpecialists.jsp?dept_id=20
http://www.christies.com/clientservices/contactus.asp

Answer 2

Fantin-latour Paintings

Answer 3

Hey, this is theoregonartist answering your question, Henri had quite a following when he was alive, Now in french names, many artists took painter's names to obscure their real names, so look at the meanings of each name in the entire phrase name "fantin" & "latour" they most likely were names he chose to obscure his real family name and it served two porposes, one to protect his family and 2, to protect himself..........but there are few outright copies of his works and only a few prints were ever made of any quality so it is likely that your's in original, I wish I could se it up close and personal, I could tell you,.....christie's could rep it for you, auction it off and take their chunk out and you might have a little pocket money left over,.......the longer you keep it, the more deterioration will occurr,...unless you intend on keeping it and having it restored?.....it might be best to sell it to someone who would retsore and repair it.......but if you're an art buff as am I, then keep it, learn how to restore it yourself and then make sure you re-read your lessons twice, go out and buy some ol piece of crap painting of the same ear that you van get for cheap and test out your new skills on the new tewst painting. then go to work on your "la tour"....I will give you the name of a gallery "Austin galleries" on 6th st. in austin, Texas 512 495-9363,.......tell whoever answers that Rick Patterson told to you to call and inquire directly from George Attal (ah-tell) about the painting,.......George knows his stuff better than any other dealer in central Texas and he could best tell you what to do and how much it might be worth ok?///////hope this was helpful to you

Answer 4

The best way to find out is to check with Christie's auction house online, they can help you authenticate the painting and to see the value. It is an involoved process to authenticate a work of art.
You can start online.