White fan

Date: 1879
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: private collection

The painting depicts a reclining female figure in a historical setting. The woman has her eyes closed, she appears to be asleep or unconscious. She is lying on an oriental carpet, dressed in a long dress, with one hand falling loosely to the ground. In the background are columns and architectural details suggesting an interior in the style of antiquity or the Renaissance. A small chandelier hangs above the woman and a dark metal candlestick is placed next to her.

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Waterhouse painted picture White fan in 1879. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is portrait. This art piece is located in a private collection This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

John William Waterhouse (1849-1917). English painter known for his paintings of female figures from classical mythology. Among his most famous paintings is Ophelia shortly before her death braiding flowers in her hair (although the painting is from 1888, it was lost for a long time until found again). Waterhouse had planned to paint a whole series of paintings with the motif of Ophelia, but serious illness - cancer - did not allow him to finish his work. His canvas motif, The Temptation of Miranda, is also worth mentioning. A classical motif is also his Narcis, viewing his reflection in the water.