Two Hat-Shaped Chinoiserie Flowers with Fanciful Leaves
Anonymous, French, 19th century|Jean Pillement
19th century
Medium
Gouache on olive green prepared paper
Dimensions
8 5/8 x 8 11/16 in. (21.9 x 22.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of H. A. Elsberg, 1928
Accession Number
28.55.4
Tags
Flowers
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century|Jean Pillement · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...