The artwork titled “A Studio in the Batignolles (Homage to Manet)” is an oil on canvas painting created by Henri Fantin-Latour in 1870. This Realist portrait measures 204 x 273.5 cm and is housed in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France.
In “A Studio in the Batignolles (Homage to Manet),” Henri Fantin-Latour presents a carefully composed scene that features a group of individuals congregated around an artist, who is actively working at an easel. The group includes both seated and standing figures, dressed in the attire typical of the era, intently observing the artist’s work or engaged in contemplation. The setting, adorned with a red-draped table containing painted vases and statuettes, evokes an atmosphere of artistic creation and intellectual exchange. The focused expressions and deliberate poses of the figures emphasize the reverence for the craft and capture a moment in time, reflecting both the social and artistic dynamics of the late 19th century.
