Duration: 00:02:34
Categories: Slow Art ,Modern Art
Tags: 17_3074_la_farge_portrait_of_painter_metropolitan_0234_p14_1.mp4, usa, american this self-portrait, which la farge painted in october 1859 at his family’s estate in glen cove, long island, reflects his use of a photograph as a pictorial source and his appreciation of the unmodulated shapes and flattened space of japanese prints. the artist portrays himself as a landscapist ready to embark on a painting expedition. it is now located in the metropolitan museum of art in new york city.