Falaises du Grand Ris. (Baie de Douarnenez) (1908)
Henri Rivière1908 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1951)
Specifications
- Year
- 1908
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1864–1951
About the artwork
Dated 1908, "Falaises du Grand Ris. (Baie de Douarnenez)" is an artwork by Henri Rivière. Background on Landscape: Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. 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. Context for 1908: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. 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 Landscape. The format is portrait.
"Falaises du Grand Ris. (Baie de Douarnenez)" 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. Landscape scenes add depth and a sense of air to the room, helping the space feel more open and working especially well above a sofa, console, or desk. 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
French, 1864–1951
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