Cyrus Cuneo, Symbolist Fan Design With Couple, Cherubs & Garden

Cyrus Cuneo, Symbolist Fan Design With Couple, Cherubs & GardenThis beautiful early 20th century fan design by American English artist Cyrus Cuneo ROI (1879 1916) depicts a couple with cherubs in an ornamental garden. Cuneo was an accomplished painter and draughtsman, predominantly known for illustrations. Its a dream, a fantastical vision of an idyllic garden abundant with extraordinary flora, dancing cherubs, and a magical fountain. Is it a celebration of new love? A budding romance? The context of this piece

He’s also represented at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris

‘good’ art was based on formulas

Patched repairs

and one can imagine a childhood immersed in tales of the solar system amid a family home abundant with charts and detailed draughtsmanship

such as cigar box lids

John Robertson Reid (1851-1926)

Roland Svenssen (1910-2003) was created in 1930

and shimmering waters

300 achieved for an interior scene (Watercolour) at Christie’s 1989

An atmospheric early 20th-century landscape painting depicting a beautiful sunset over a peaceful beach

Note the details in the rendering of the eyes - a deft flick of light reflecting from each iris

a tragic incident caused permanent disfigurement when he fell into a hearth and sustained burns to his left side