Fan with Wildflowers and Butterflies against the Norman Coast
c. 1875
Medium
gouache with gold highlights over graphite on silk; laid down on paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 15 x 52.1 cm (5 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Agnes Mongan, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.66.1
About the Artist
Félix-Hilaire Buhot · 1847–1898
Félix-Hilaire Buhot was born on July 9, 1847, in Valognes, a small town in Normandy, France, into a modest family—his father a wine merchant and his mother a seller of women's clothes. Orphaned by age seven after losing both parents and his maternal grandmother, he was raised by relatives, including a godfather, and received an early introduction to drawing from his adopted mother's nephew. In 186...