Étude de femme (1900)
Alphonse Mucha1900 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1939)
Specifications
- Year
- 1900
- Nationality / school
- Czech
- Lifespan
- 1860–1939
About the artwork
Alphonse Mucha is the artist behind "Étude de femme", dated 1900. Drawings in brief: Drawings range from quick preparatory sketches to finished works in pen, chalk, charcoal, graphite, or wash. Artists have long used drawings to plan paintings, sculptures, and buildings, so a sketch can show how an idea developed. Context for 1900: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. 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. The catalogue places it in Drawings. The format is portrait.
"Étude de femme" 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
Czech, 1860–1939
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