Woman in Green (1916)
Otto Lange1916 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1944)
Specifications
- Year
- 1916
- Nationality / school
- German
- Lifespan
- 1879–1944
About the artwork
"Woman in Green" (1916) is a work by Otto Lange. Historical background, 1916: 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. Background on Abstract: Abstract art moves away from depicting recognisable objects and relies on colour, line, shape, and surface instead. It emerged in the early twentieth century, when several artists in Europe and Russia developed non-representational painting during the 1910s. It is listed in the Abstract collection. The image is in portrait orientation.
"Woman in Green" 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. 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
German, 1879–1944
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