Chinois Mahometan de Liang-Tcheou (1932)
Alexandre Jacovleff1932 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1938)
Specifications
- Year
- 1932
- Nationality / school
- Russian
- Lifespan
- 1887–1938
About the artwork
Alexandre Jacovleff is the artist behind "Chinois Mahometan de Liang-Tcheou", dated 1932. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is portrait. Figurative in brief: Over the centuries, painters have used the figure to express social standing, narrative, and emotion. Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. About the period around 1932: 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.
"Chinois Mahometan de Liang-Tcheou" 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. Figurative works draw attention to the human presence, the gesture, and the emotional tone, so they work particularly well as a standalone focal point in living rooms, studies, and bedrooms. 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
Russian, 1887–1938
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