Breakwater at Nieuwpoort (1901)
Auguste Oleffe1901 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1931)
Specifications
- Year
- 1901
- Nationality / school
- Belgian
- Lifespan
- 1867–1931
About the artwork
Auguste Oleffe is the artist behind "Breakwater at Nieuwpoort", dated 1901. About the period around 1901: 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. Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. Background on Landscape: Landscape became an independent genre in European painting in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, while in East Asia it had long been central to ink painting. Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is landscape.
"Breakwater at Nieuwpoort" 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. 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
Belgian, 1867–1931
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