Beauty with swans, fan by Houghton, circa 1880-90
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Beauty with swans, fan by Houghton, circa 1880-90
Fan, the leaf in fine skin painted of a young woman dressed in Roman style near a fountain and dreamily watching a couple of swans
The decoration of the river overflows the leaf and continues on a part of the mother-of-pearl, giving the impression of a movement of the water
Signed F. Houghton (Francis houghton, English painter)
Goldfish mother-of-pearl sticks and guards with beautiful blue, green and pink reflections
Good condition
Size :
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a fan by Houghton (depicting a couple sailing on a boat) with a similar visual process of water movement. (T.18-1926)
The decoration of the river overflows the leaf and continues on a part of the mother-of-pearl, giving the impression of a movement of the water
Signed F. Houghton (Francis houghton, English painter)
Goldfish mother-of-pearl sticks and guards with beautiful blue, green and pink reflections
Good condition
Size :
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a fan by Houghton (depicting a couple sailing on a boat) with a similar visual process of water movement. (T.18-1926)
