Fan with Poppies
c. 1890
Medium
gouache on blue silk, partially faded, with pieces of paper residue marking the edges of the fan shape
Dimensions
overall: 33.4 × 61 cm (13 1/8 × 24 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Pia Gallo in honor of Andrew Robison
Accession Number
2017.50.1
About the Artist
Henri-Charles Guérard · 1846–1897
Henri-Charles Guérard (1846–1897) was a French printmaker and painter who became one of the leading figures of the etching revival that swept through France and Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century. Born in Paris, he trained in the city's vibrant artistic milieu and developed close friendships with the Impressionist circle, most notably Édouard Manet and Eva Gonzalès, whom he marri...