Black nightshade, garden nightshade (1913)
Knut Quelprud1913 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1954)
Specifications
- Year
- 1913
- Nationality / school
- Norwegian
- Lifespan
- 1859–1954
About the artwork
"Black nightshade, garden nightshade" (1913) is a work by Knut Quelprud. Context for 1913: 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. 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. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is portrait. Plants & Animals, a short history: Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal. Naturalists and artists often worked together, especially on voyages and in published surveys of flora and fauna.
"Black nightshade, garden nightshade" 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. Flora and fauna subjects make an interior feel softer and more alive, adding a natural rhythm that works well in both traditional and contemporary spaces. 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
Norwegian, 1859–1954
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