Straat met figuren in Biskra (1922)
Marius Bauer1922 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1932)
Specifications
- Year
- 1922
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1867–1932
About the artwork
Marius Bauer is the artist behind "Straat met figuren in Biskra", dated 1922. Historical background, 1922: 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. Abstract in brief: It emerged in the early twentieth century, when several artists in Europe and Russia developed non-representational painting during the 1910s. Movements of later decades, including Abstract Expressionism and geometric abstraction, carried non-representational ideas into new scales and materials. The catalogue places it in Abstract. The format is landscape.
"Straat met figuren in Biskra" 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. Abstract compositions work through rhythm, colour, and form, which makes them especially effective in modern interiors and in spaces that need a strong visual accent without a literal narrative. 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, 1867–1932
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