Drawing for a Fan

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a painting of cherubic figures dancing amidst wispy clouds. The figures are depicted within a semicircular frame. The scene is set against a serene, ethereal blue sky, with the figures entwined in flowing drapery and holding floral garlands. The overall atmosphere is one of lightness and whimsy, with a delicate interplay of soft pastel colors.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink, watercolor, and gouache over graphite on laid paper, verso reddened (for transfer?)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (lunette): 29.9 x 46.8 cm (11 3/4 x 18 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Buhot (Lugt 978)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1985-1986.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, center: VH; lower right verso: (a French address)

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q64561299

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