Cape Schank [Schanck], Vic.

W. Langley-Taylor

Oil on board · Portrait

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Provenance and rights

Source: Victorian Collections / Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village

Specifications

Date / period: Late 19th to early 20th century
Artwork type: Painting
Medium: Oil on board
Collection: Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Location: Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Alternative titles: Cape Schank, Vic. / Cape Schanck, Vic.

About the artwork

"Cape Schank [Schanck], Vic." is painting by W. Langley-Taylor, dated Late 19th to early 20th century.

On onlly.art this reproduction sits within the Landscape collection. Painting · Late 19th to early 20th century · medium: Oil on board. The work is associated with the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village collection in Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.

Background on Landscape: Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. 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.

"Cape Schank [Schanck], Vic." 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.