Fan with Wildflowers and Butterflies against the Norman Coast

c. 1875

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a semi-circular artwork that features a blend of nature and a coastal scene. The foreground displays colorful blossoms and butterflies, while the background reveals a sandy beach extending towards a horizon where the ocean meets the sky. A figure is walking on the beach with a parasol. The color palette transitions from warm tones in the foreground to cooler tones in the background.

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Artwork overview

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

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