1890
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Fan is a 1890 by Henri-Charles Guérard, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This fan-shaped painting shows three black birds perched on bamboo branches. Behind them is a pale background with soft pink and blue stripes. The birds are simple black shapes, but the bamboo has thin, sharp lines. The artist used a fan shape to frame the scene, which was common in Japanese prints. The birds look calm, almost like they’re resting. If you like this style, look up Impressionism.
Henri Charles Guérard (26 April 1846, Paris - 24 March 1897, Paris) was a French painter and printmaker, particularly in etching and lithography.
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