'Weil da ist mein Körper schön …' (1932)
John Elsas1932 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1935)
Specifications
- Year
- 1932
- Nationality / school
- German
- Lifespan
- 1851–1935
About the artwork
John Elsas is the artist behind "'Weil da ist mein Körper schön …'", dated 1932. About the period around 1932: 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 portrait orientation. Illustration in brief: 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.
"'Weil da ist mein Körper schön …'" 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
German, 1851–1935
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