il bagno dei vagabondi (1936)
Jean Brusselmans1936 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1953)
Specifications
- Year
- 1936
- Nationality / school
- Belgian
- Lifespan
- 1884–1953
About the artwork
This page presents "il bagno dei vagabondi" (1936), created by Jean Brusselmans. Background on Figurative: Over the centuries, painters have used the figure to express social standing, narrative, and emotion. Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. About the period around 1936: 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. Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is landscape.
"il bagno dei vagabondi" 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. Figurative works draw attention to the human presence, the gesture, and the emotional tone, so they work particularly well as a standalone focal point in living rooms, studies, and bedrooms. 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
Belgian, 1884–1953
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