Artwork
Eventail plié
Eventail plié is an unspecified painting by the Impressionist artist Duvelleroy. It dates from 1878 and is held in the collection of the Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
About this work
Overview
Eventail plié is a painted folding fan produced in 1878 by the French firm Duvelleroy, renowned for luxury accessories. The fan’s surface is covered with a monochrome illustration that captures an elaborate architectural scene, rendered in fine detail. Currently the object is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography, where it is displayed as an example of 19th‑century decorative art.
Subject & Meaning
The central image on the fan portrays a grand building crowned with a dome and flanked by towers, set amid a lush landscape of trees and foliage. The composition suggests a romanticized view of an idealized urban or civic structure, perhaps intended to evoke a sense of grandeur and travel, a common theme in decorative objects meant for personal adornment.
Technique & Style
The illustration is executed in black‑and‑white line work, employing delicate hatching and cross‑hatching to convey depth, texture, and architectural detail. The artist achieved a sense of three‑dimensional space through graduated shading and careful rendering of foliage, allowing the scene to appear both intricate and legible when the fan is opened.
History & Provenance
Created for the fashionable market of the late 1870s, the fan reflects Duvelleroy’s reputation for high‑quality, hand‑crafted accessories. It entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings at an unspecified date, where it serves as a representative piece of European decorative arts within a broader ethnographic context.
Artist & collection
Artist
This fan-maker filled Paris boulevards with folding screens of silk and paint. You’ll find their hand in works like Eventail plié Les lilas, where watercolor lilacs shiver on ivory sticks, and another piece signed 1878.…
Museum
Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
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