Fan with Wildflowers and Butterflies against the Norman Coast
c. 1875
Artist, French, 1847 - 1898
Félix-Hilaire Buhot
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
gouache with gold highlights over graphite on silk; laid down on paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Agnes Mongan, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall (approximate): 15 x 52.1 cm (5 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
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Accession Number
1991.66.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Acquired c. 1965 in Paris by Agnes Mongen [1905-1996]; gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1962
A Generation of Draughtsmen, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1962, no. 20.
1983
Félix Buhot, peintre-graveur: prints, drawings, and paintings, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN; Baltimore Museum of Art, MD; The St. Louis Art Museum, MO; and The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA, 1983-1984 (shown only in Minneapolis and Baltimore), no. 17, repro.
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 212-213, color repro.
2005
The Prints of Félix Buhot: Impressions of City and Sea, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006, no. 3.
Bibliography
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.212.
Inscriptions
lower left in watercolor: Felix Buhot
Wikidata ID
Q64561302