Chameleo, from the series; 'Astronomical compositions' (1918)
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz1918 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1939)
Specifications
- Year
- 1918
- Nationality / school
- Polish
- Lifespan
- 1885–1939
About the artwork
"Chameleo, from the series; 'Astronomical compositions'" (1918) is a work by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. Historical background, 1918: 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. 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. The catalogue places it in Abstract. The format is landscape. 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.
"Chameleo, from the series; 'Astronomical compositions'" 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
Polish, 1885–1939
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