Baños de mar (Guaglioni) (1887)
Vincenzo Caprile1887 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1936)
Specifications
- Year
- 1887
- Nationality / school
- Italian
- Lifespan
- 1856–1936
About the artwork
"Baños de mar (Guaglioni)" (1887) is a work by Vincenzo Caprile. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is landscape. Background on Landscape: 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. The invention of paint in tubes in the 1840s made it easier to work outdoors, and landscape became a main subject of Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism. Context for 1887: In the 1890s, colour lithography and Art Nouveau made the illustrated poster a celebrated art form. The later nineteenth century is the era of Impressionism, whose first group exhibition was held in Paris in 1874, followed by Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and the Arts and Crafts movement.
"Baños de mar (Guaglioni)" 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. 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
Italian, 1856–1936
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