Swirling Snow (Tomoe no yuki) (1909-1910)
Kamisaka Sekka1909-1910 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1942)
Specifications
- Year
- 1909-1910
- Nationality / school
- Japanese
- Lifespan
- 1866–1942
About the artwork
Kamisaka Sekka is the artist behind "Swirling Snow (Tomoe no yuki)", dated 1909-1910. Background on Illustration: The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Historical background, 1909-1910: 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. 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. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"Swirling Snow (Tomoe no yuki)" 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
Japanese, 1866–1942
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