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Fan
Grant, Duncan, born 1885 - died 1978 - Enlarge image
Fan
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (made)
- Date:
1913 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Grant, Duncan, born 1885 - died 1978 (painter)
Omega Workshops (maker) - Materials and Techniques:
Painted silk, ivory, metal, lace
- Credit Line:
Given by Lady Heathcote
- Museum number:
CIRC.260-1964
- Gallery location:
In Storage
The use of fans as a dress accessory declined greatly after the First World War (1914-18). However, they continued to be of interest to designers and artists. Although most women no longer carried fans, they continued to buy and collect them for their artistic qualities.
Duncan Grant painted this fan for the Omega Workshops, which were founded in June 1913. Fans were first advertised on publicity material for an Omega Workshops exhibition in November 1913. This fan probably dates from that time. It is the most obviously modern fan in the V&A’s collection and reflects the influence of the abstract style in contemporary painting. This fan does not bear the characteristic mark of the Omega Workshops. It is, however, very similar to other surviving fans Duncan Grant painted for them.
