Great Barrier Reef Fishes (1893)
William Saville-Kent1893 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1908)
Specifications
- Year
- 1893
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1845–1908
About the artwork
Dated 1893, "Great Barrier Reef Fishes" is an artwork by William Saville-Kent. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is portrait. Plants & Animals in brief: Naturalists and artists often worked together, especially on voyages and in published surveys of flora and fauna. Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Historical background, 1893: 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.
"Great Barrier Reef Fishes" 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
English, 1845–1908
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