Art Nouveau folding hand fan
Accessories
2026.10.19.17.AC.FA.C1910.FR
Author
Pierre BONNAUD (French, Lyon 1865-1930)Description
An Art Nouveau paper hand fan features a pleated cream-colored paper leaf decorated with a romanticized illustration in the classic style of that era. On the left, an elegant young woman with a Gibson Girl-style updo is captured in profile inside an oval portrait frame. The frame is entwined with a flowing turquoise ribbon and lush branches of blooming pink wild roses that extend across the center of the leaf. A faint signature reading "Bonnaud" is visible near the base of the portrait stem, indicating that the fan was illustrated by the French painter Pierre BONNAUD. The structural framework consists of natural bamboo sticks connected by a simple pivot rivet at the base.Materials
PaperBamboo sticks