Hand fan (2) - Textile, Wood - Modernists





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Two Art Nouveau hand fans from circa 1910–1920, combining textile blades and wooden supports, originating from France and measuring 67 cm wide, 38 cm high with a 2 cm depth, in good used condition with minor signs of age.
Description from the seller
They are two modernist fans from the early 20th century, crafted with that artisanal refinement characteristic of pieces conceived to be both objects of use and decorative elements. Each combines fine textile —light, flexible, with that soft fall that lets the painting breathe— and wood worked into blades and guards carved with detail, where the artisan's hand leaves small traces of intention and style.
The first displays a naturalist decoration, typical of early Modernism: birds, flowers, botanical motifs that unfold with fluid, almost musical lines, following that taste for idealized nature that defined the era's aesthetics. The soft colors, the balanced composition, and the delicacy of the stroke reveal meticulous work, designed so the fan becomes a small portable work.
The second, more narrative, presents a rural scene wrapped in lush vegetation, figures dressed with elegance and an almost theatrical ambience. It is Modernism in its most poetic vein: daily life turned into an image, human gesture integrated into a decorative landscape that flows like a living ornament.
Both fans share that characteristic mix of modernism: organic lines, pictorial sensibility, and careful craftsmanship, where textile becomes a canvas and wood a sculptural structure. They are pieces that not only accompanied fashion but added a touch of fantasy and sophistication to the wearer.
Certified shipping and good packaging.
Seller's Story
They are two modernist fans from the early 20th century, crafted with that artisanal refinement characteristic of pieces conceived to be both objects of use and decorative elements. Each combines fine textile —light, flexible, with that soft fall that lets the painting breathe— and wood worked into blades and guards carved with detail, where the artisan's hand leaves small traces of intention and style.
The first displays a naturalist decoration, typical of early Modernism: birds, flowers, botanical motifs that unfold with fluid, almost musical lines, following that taste for idealized nature that defined the era's aesthetics. The soft colors, the balanced composition, and the delicacy of the stroke reveal meticulous work, designed so the fan becomes a small portable work.
The second, more narrative, presents a rural scene wrapped in lush vegetation, figures dressed with elegance and an almost theatrical ambience. It is Modernism in its most poetic vein: daily life turned into an image, human gesture integrated into a decorative landscape that flows like a living ornament.
Both fans share that characteristic mix of modernism: organic lines, pictorial sensibility, and careful craftsmanship, where textile becomes a canvas and wood a sculptural structure. They are pieces that not only accompanied fashion but added a touch of fantasy and sophistication to the wearer.
Certified shipping and good packaging.

