Op de grond zittende figuren (1916)
Reijer Stolk1916 · Portrait · Public domain
Add to a brief →
Rights checked · print-ready master at your size · adapted to your space on request
Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1945)
Specifications
- Year
- 1916
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1896–1945
About the artwork
Dated 1916, "Op de grond zittende figuren" is an artwork by Reijer Stolk. Context for 1916: 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. 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. Abstract, a short history: Movements of later decades, including Abstract Expressionism and geometric abstraction, carried non-representational ideas into new scales and materials. Abstract art moves away from depicting recognisable objects and relies on colour, line, shape, and surface instead. The catalogue places it in Abstract. The format is portrait.
"Op de grond zittende figuren" 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
Dutch, 1896–1945
If you like the visual language of Reijer Stolk, explore more works by the same artist in our collection.
