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Lot Essay
Il semble que l'exécution de ce projet se situe autour de 1895 : à cette époque, l'artiste signe ses toiles d'un monogramme similaire à celui malicieusement placé sur la voile de l'un des bateaux, tel un écusson. Il est d'ailleurs fort probable que la forme de ce monogramme lui ait été suggérée par Gauguin (R. Pickvance, Gauguin and the School of Pont-Aven, op. cit., p. 130). Sur la vingtaine d'éventails réalisés par Seguin et exposés en 1897, seuls quatre exemplaires ont été conservés jusqu'à nos jours, dont la présente oeuvre. La qualité de la touche pointilliste, la douceur des teintes employées et l'adaptation du motif décoratif des vagues et des bateaux qui épousent la forme incurvée de l'éventail sont autant d'éléments qui soulignent le raffinement de cette oeuvre.
The present work likely dates from 1895, for it was at this time that Seguin began signing his works with the monogram seen here, so cleverly placed on the sail of one of the boats. The monogram design could have been suggested by Gauguin, with whom Seguin was quite close at the time. Of the twenty or so fans made by the artist and exhibited in 1897, only four works survive, including the present example. Seguin's fine pointillist touch is in strong evidence here, as the decorative motif of waves and boats perfectly follow the curvilinear form of the fan.
The present work likely dates from 1895, for it was at this time that Seguin began signing his works with the monogram seen here, so cleverly placed on the sail of one of the boats. The monogram design could have been suggested by Gauguin, with whom Seguin was quite close at the time. Of the twenty or so fans made by the artist and exhibited in 1897, only four works survive, including the present example. Seguin's fine pointillist touch is in strong evidence here, as the decorative motif of waves and boats perfectly follow the curvilinear form of the fan.