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Destitution in a peasant cottage (1875)
Józef Tadeusz Polkowski1875 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1895)
Specifications
- Year
- 1875
- Nationality / school
- Polish
- Lifespan
- 1820–1895
About the artwork
Dated 1875, "Destitution in a peasant cottage" is an artwork by Józef Tadeusz Polkowski. About the period around 1875: Japanese prints reached Europe in large numbers and influenced many artists, while photography changed what painting needed to do. In the 1890s, colour lithography and Art Nouveau made the illustrated poster a celebrated art form. Figurative in brief: Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. It is listed in the Figurative collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"Destitution in a peasant cottage" 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
Polish, 1820–1895
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