'Beachte den Sinn der Farben nur …' (1932)
John Elsas1932 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1935)
Specifications
- Year
- 1932
- Nationality / school
- German
- Lifespan
- 1851–1935
About the artwork
John Elsas is the artist behind "'Beachte den Sinn der Farben nur …'", dated 1932. About the period around 1932: The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. Illustration in brief: Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is portrait.
"'Beachte den Sinn der Farben nur …'" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. 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
German, 1851–1935
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