Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Dancing girl, on a fan

Dancing girl, on a fan dates from July 1895.


                Dancing girl, on a fan, Private Collection
Dancing girl, on a fan, Private Collection

The earliest date inscribed on the fan is January 1895, written by Frederick Leighton (1830-1896), and other dates indicate it was constructed between January and November 1895. The fan would have been assembled in or shortly after 1895, perhaps by Walter Crane (1845-1915), for a special presentation. 1

It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1423). This record has been updated and corrected.

Notes:

1: For a detailed description and analysis see Calvert, Robyne, 'An Artistic Fan in Victorian Society', in Hermens, Erma and Joanna Meacock and Grischka Petri (eds), Connecting Whistler. Essays in Honour of Margaret F. MacDonald , pp. 35-41, online at https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_182035_en.pdf.

Last updated: 28th May 2021 by Margaret