Album à colorier Pl.07 (1935-1936)
Gaston Marechaux1935-1936 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1936)
Specifications
- Year
- 1935-1936
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1872–1936
About the artwork
This page presents "Album à colorier Pl.07" (1935-1936), created by Gaston Marechaux. Historical background, 1935-1936: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. 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. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is portrait. Background on Illustration: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration.
"Album à colorier Pl.07" 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. 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
French, 1872–1936
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