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Illustration of a circus ring with performers and a dancer in a tutu. A clown and a seated man watch, conveying a lively, comedic atmosphere.

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Fanmania

Overview Exhibition Objects Related Content Inside the Exhibition The Language of the Fan

Fan Mount: The Ballet, Edgar Degas French, Watercolor and metallic paint on silk — Fan Mount: The Ballet
Edgar Degas
1879

Fan Mount: The Cabbage Gatherers, Camille Pissarro French, Gouache on silk — Fan Mount: The Cabbage Gatherers
Camille Pissarro
ca. 1878–79

Fan Design with Cats and Sunflowers, Henri Charles Guérard French, Pen and black ink over black chalk or graphite, gouache and gold leaf on prepared (stiffened) patterned silk — Fan Design with Cats and Sunflowers
Henri Charles Guérard
ca. 1885–90

Circus Fan, Henri-Gabriel Ibels French, Lithograph on silk fan leaf — Circus Fan
Henri-Gabriel Ibels
ca. 1893–95

Fan, Georges de Feure French, Painted silk, horn, bone — Fan
Georges de Feure
ca. 1900

L'Eventail (The Fan), Jacques Callot French, Etching and engraving; second state of two — L'Eventail (The Fan)
Jacques Callot
1619

The Gallery of the Palace of Justice, Abraham Bosse French, Etching; first state of two — The Gallery of the Palace of Justice
Abraham Bosse
Jean I Leblond
ca. 1638

The Mieidō Fan Shop, Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Mieidō Fan Shop
Utagawa Toyokuni I
ca. 1785–93

Folding Fan Depicting a Mask, Opaque watercolor on parchment; painted ivory., British — Folding Fan Depicting a Mask
British
ca. 1745

Femme assise, de profil à droite, jouant de l'eventail, François Boucher French, Facsimile of an etching — Femme assise, de profil à droite, jouant de l'eventail
François Boucher
Antoine Watteau
1726–28, printed 1920s

The Ladies Bill of Fare, or, a Copious Collection of Beaux, George Wilson British, Hand-colored stipple engraving — The Ladies Bill of Fare, or, a Copious Collection of Beaux
George Wilson
1795

The Botanic Fan, Sarah Ashton British, Hand-colored etching and engraving — The Botanic Fan
Sarah Ashton
1792

Fan design with Republican assignats (French revolutionary money), Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Etching, a small portion printed in red — Fan design with Republican assignats (French revolutionary money)
Anonymous, French, 18th century
ca. 1795

Fan leaf decorated with caricatures and reversible heads, Anonymous, French, early 19th century French, Etching on prepared green paper — Fan leaf decorated with caricatures and reversible heads
Anonymous, French, early 19th century
early 19th century

L'art de composer et de peindre l'éventail, l'écran, le paravent : ouvrage orné de 16 aquarelles et 112 dessins de l'auteur, Gustave Fraipont French — L'art de composer et de peindre l'éventail, l'écran, le paravent : ouvrage orné de 16 aquarelles et 112 dessins de l'auteur
Gustave Fraipont
Henri Laurens
1893

L'éventail, Octave Uzanne French — L'éventail
Multiple artists/makers
1882

Duvelleroy : fournisseur de toutes les cours étrangères, Duvelleroy French — Duvelleroy : fournisseur de toutes les cours étrangères
Multiple artists/makers
after 1900

Fan, J. Derber, wood, silk, metal, glass, paint, French — Fan
J. Derber
1885–95

Fan, Jules Donzel, fils French, Opaque watercolor on parchment; shell, French — Fan
Jules Donzel, fils
ca. 1890–95

Lorgnette Fan with Scene of Figures in a Courtyard Garden, Watercolor with gold highlights on paper with silk collage; red lacquered and gilded ivory, Chinese, for the European Market — Lorgnette Fan with Scene of Figures in a Courtyard Garden
Chinese, for the European Market
mid-18th century

Fan leaf showing the interior of an opera house, F. X. Willaeys-Delaire French, Etching and stipple engraving — Fan leaf showing the interior of an opera house
F. X. Willaeys-Delaire
probably 1830s–40s

Fan leaf celebrating Rossini with music from the Barber of Seville, Anonymous, French, 19th century French, Etching with stipple engraving printed in black and red ink — Fan leaf celebrating Rossini with music from the Barber of Seville
Anonymous, French, 19th century
19th century

Fan, Fernando Coustellier y Vital, Hand-colored etching on paper; painted parchment (verso); ivory, silver, French, Paris — Fan
Fernando Coustellier y Vital
Between 1816 and 1830

Two Gentlemen and a Lady, Constantin Guys French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, green and blue wash, over graphite with touches of red chalk — Two Gentlemen and a Lady
Constantin Guys
late 1850s-–early 1860s?

In the Opera Box (No. 3), Mary Cassatt American, Soft-ground, aquatint and etching; fourth state of four — In the Opera Box (No. 3)
Mary Cassatt
ca. 1880

Dancer with a Fan, Edgar Degas French, Pastel on gray-green laid paper — Dancer with a Fan
Edgar Degas
ca. 1880

Dancer with a Fan, Edgar Degas French, Pastel and charcoal on buff-colored wove tracing paper — Dancer with a Fan
Edgar Degas
ca. 1890–95

[Woman with a Fan], Eadweard Muybridge British and American, Collotype — [Woman with a Fan]
Eadweard Muybridge
The Photo-Gravure Company
1883–86, printed 1887

The Toilet, James McNeill Whistler American, Lithotint, with scraping and incising, on a prepared half-tint ground; second state of five — The Toilet
Multiple artists/makers
1878

Fan, Rodeck Brothers Austrian, tortoiseshell, feather, silk, Austrian — Fan
Rodeck Brothers
1895

Fan, Duvelleroy French, mother-of-pearl, silk, metal, sequins, French — Fan
Duvelleroy
ca. 1910

Japonisme, Henri Somm French, Drypoint — Japonisme
Henri Somm
1881

Two fans with auspicious crane and long-lived turtle (minogame) motifs, Teisai Hokuba Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono), Japan — Two fans with auspicious crane and long-lived turtle (minogame) motifs
Teisai Hokuba
ca. 1810s

Fan Vendor, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e), Japan — Fan Vendor
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1797

Woman with a Folding Fan and Hand Mirror, from the series Sensuous Young Women of Contemporary Times, Utagawa Kunisada Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e), Japan — Woman with a Folding Fan and Hand Mirror, from the series Sensuous Young Women of Contemporary Times
Utagawa Kunisada
1838

Chrysanthemums in Fan-shaped Design, Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e), Japan — Chrysanthemums in Fan-shaped Design
Utagawa Hiroshige
1840s

The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase), Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e) with mica on paper, Japan — The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1793–94

Roses and Japanese Fan, Fernand Khnopff Belgian, Oil on canvas — Roses and Japanese Fan
Fernand Khnopff
ca. 1885

Waves and Rocks, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as an album leaf; ink, lacquer, and mica on paper, Japan — Waves and Rocks
Shibata Zeshin
1880s

Jumping Fish, Watanabe Seitei Japanese, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, Japan — Jumping Fish
Watanabe Seitei
ca. 1887

Fan Mount: Dancers, Edgar Degas French, Watercolor and metallic paint on silk — Fan Mount: Dancers
Edgar Degas
1879

Plum, Jin Lan Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, China — Plum
Jin Lan
1886

Fan, L. Gérard French, wood, silk, paint, mother-of-pearl, metal, French — Fan
L. Gérard
1885–95

Fan, silk, wood, mother-of-pearl, paint, metal, French — Fan
French
1885–99

Le Rêve (Académie Nationale de Musique), Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen French, born Switzerland, Photo relief print (gillotage) — Le Rêve (Académie Nationale de Musique)
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
Charles Gillot
1890

The Japanese Robe, Alfred Stevens Belgian, Oil on canvas — The Japanese Robe
Alfred Stevens
ca. 1872

Incense box in the shape of a folding fan, Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e on “pear-skin” (nashiji) ground, Japan — Incense box in the shape of a folding fan
Japan
late 19th century

Inrō with floating fans, Lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e and hiramaki-e <br/> Ojime: lacquer bead with maki-e decoration <br/> Netsuke: ivory toggle of Shōki, the Demon Queller, Japan — Inrō with floating fans
Japan
first half 19th century

Dish with fans floating on a stream, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Japan — Dish with fans floating on a stream
Japan
ca. 1730–1760s

Writing box (suzuribako) with folding fans, Lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e and hiramaki-e on “pear-skin” (nashiji) ground, Japan — Writing box (suzuribako) with folding fans
Japan
18th century

Fan with auspicious vernal imagery, Ink, color, and gold on paper; bamboo, Japan — Fan with auspicious vernal imagery
Japan
Probably 19th century

Fixed fan, Bamboo, paper, Japanese — Fixed fan
Japanese
1895–1915

Folding Fan with Trompe l'Oeil Representations of Fans, Scrolls, and Figure Groups, Gouache on parchment; gilded ivory, Chinese, for the European Market — Folding Fan with Trompe l'Oeil Representations of Fans, Scrolls, and Figure Groups
Chinese, for the European Market
19th century

Fan with depiction of Spanish folk costumes, Hand-colored lithograph; hand-painted parchment; ivory, gold leaf, sequins, silver gilt, enamel, mother-of-pearl, silver luster paper, metal, Spanish — Fan with depiction of Spanish folk costumes
Spanish
early 19th century

Plate 16 from "Los Caprichos": For heaven's sake: and it was her mother (Dios la Perdone: Y era su madre), Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish, Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint — Plate 16 from "Los Caprichos": For heaven's sake: and it was her mother (Dios la Perdone: Y era su madre)
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
1799

Exotic Flower, Edouard Manet French, Etching and aquatint on laid paper, final state (of two) — Exotic Flower
Multiple artists/makers
1868

The Cousins, Anders Zorn Swedish, Etching; third state of three (Asplund) — The Cousins
Anders Zorn
1883

Fan, paper, wood, Spanish — Fan
Spanish
late 19th-early 20th century

The Lamp, Mary Cassatt American, Drypoint, soft-ground etching and aquatint, printed in color from three plates; fourth state of four (Mathews & Shapiro) — The Lamp
Mary Cassatt
Monsieur LeRoy
1890–91

The Mandolin Player, Mary Cassatt American, Drypoint; seventh state of seven — The Mandolin Player
Mary Cassatt
ca. 1889

Elvira, Pierre-Louis Pierson French, Gelatin silver print — Elvira
Pierre-Louis Pierson
Countess Virginia Oldoini Verasis di Castiglione
1861–67, printed 1940s

Fan, Lace, mother-of-pearl, possibly Spanish — Fan
possibly Spanish
ca. 1858

Portrait of Berthe Morisot, Marcellin Desboutin French, Drypoint; second state of two — Portrait of Berthe Morisot
Marcellin Desboutin
Berthe Morisot
ca. 1876

Spring, James Tissot French, Etching and drypoint; only state — Spring
James Tissot
1878

The Latest Fashions, Expressly Designed and Prepared for Le Moniteur de la Mode, A. Bodin French, Hand-colored wood engraving — The Latest Fashions, Expressly Designed and Prepared for Le Moniteur de la Mode
Multiple artists/makers
June 1, 1887

Fans of the Period, trade cards for Allen & Ginter, Allen & Ginter American, Commercial color lithograph — Fans of the Period, trade cards for Allen & Ginter
Allen & Ginter
1889

Fan Design with Views of Mount Vesuvius and the Tomb of Virgil, Anonymous, Italian, 18th century Italian, Opaque watercolor on parchment — Fan Design with Views of Mount Vesuvius and the Tomb of Virgil
Anonymous, Italian, 18th century
1779

Folding Fan with a Representation of the 1806 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gouache and watercolor on parchment; mother-of-pearl with spangles, Italian — Folding Fan with a Representation of the 1806 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Italian
ca. 1815

Fan commemorating the 1855 Universal Exhibition, Alphonse Guilletat (French, mid-nineteenth century) French, hand-colored and gilded lithograph; ivory; mother-of-pearl, French — Fan commemorating the 1855 Universal Exhibition
Alphonse Guilletat (French, mid-nineteenth century)
Brioude-Laguérie (French, nineteenth century)
1855

Fan leaf for the Arts and Industry Exposition, Lemercier French, Lithograph — Fan leaf for the Arts and Industry Exposition
Lemercier
1862

Fan leaf for the Universal Exposition of 1889, Alejandro Sans Spanish, Chromolithograph — Fan leaf for the Universal Exposition of 1889
Alejandro Sans
1889

Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest, Sur La Plage, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen French, born Switzerland, Color lithograph — Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest, Sur La Plage
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
1900

Fan, Donaldson Brothers American, wood, paper, metal, American — Fan
Donaldson Brothers
Kohn, Adler & Company
1880

Fan, paper, wood, silk, French — Fan
French
1903

Fan, paper, wood, French — Fan
French
1927

Fan, Jean Gabriel Domergue French, paper, wood, French — Fan
Jean Gabriel Domergue
1921

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