And We are Opening the Gates (1922)
Nicholas Roerich1922 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1947)
Specifications
- Year
- 1922
- Nationality / school
- Russian
- Lifespan
- 1874–1947
About the artwork
This page presents "And We are Opening the Gates" (1922), created by Nicholas Roerich. Historical background, 1922: Dada and Surrealism followed the First World War, the Bauhaus school was founded in 1919, and Art Deco became the fashionable decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s. Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. It is listed in the Landscape collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Landscape, a short history: Landscape became an independent genre in European painting in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, while in East Asia it had long been central to ink painting. Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place.
"And We are Opening the Gates" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Landscape scenes add depth and a sense of air to the room, helping the space feel more open and working especially well above a sofa, console, or desk. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Russian, 1874–1947
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