The Anniversary (Homage to Hector Berlioz)
1877
Pastel, with opaque watercolor and scraping, over a lithograph in black ink on wove paper
62.5 × 51.4 cm (24.6 × 20.2 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
Fantin-Latour underwent a striking evolution over the course of his career, starting out as a member of the Realist avant-garde before creating anti-Realist, fantastic compositions in the 1870s. This masterful pastel honoring the late French Romantic composer Hector Berlioz is part of the proto-Symbolist “imaginative projects” developed by Fantin-Latour around 1875.
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