Kazimierz on the Vistula (1934)
Wacław Wąsowicz1934 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1942)
Specifications
- Year
- 1934
- Nationality / school
- Polish
- Lifespan
- 1891–1942
About the artwork
"Kazimierz on the Vistula" (1934) is a work by Wacław Wąsowicz. Background on Illustration: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Context for 1934: 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. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"Kazimierz on the Vistula" 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. Illustrative graphics are valued for their decorative line work and narrative quality, which makes them a strong fit for gallery walls, kids rooms, studies, and more intimate interiors. 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, 1891–1942
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