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c. 1923-1925

Folding Fan

Artist/maker unknown

Although traditional in shape and materials, this small fan is painted with abstract images created from Cyrillic script and kinetic forms that reflect the avant-garde aesthetic of Russian Suprematism, an early twentieth-century art movement emphasizing pure geometric abstraction.

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Artist/maker unknown, Folding Fan, c. 1923-1925 | Philadelphia Museum of Art