The Palace of Aurora, 1902, Oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 15 in. (46 x 38. 1 cm), Paintings, Henri Fantin-Latour (French, Grenoble 1836?1904 Bure), In November 1901 Fantin-Latour wrote: 'Never again flowers or portraits. I amuse myself painting whatever comes to mind and, happily, have a dealer who buys whatever I do. ' The present picture is an example of the imaginative works that the artist?freed from the necessity of painting portraits or commercial still lifes?made at the end of his career