Moonlight, View of Dordrecht (1881)
Johan Barthold Jongkind1881 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1891)
Specifications
- Year
- 1881
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1819–1891
About the artwork
Johan Barthold Jongkind is the artist behind "Moonlight, View of Dordrecht", dated 1881. Landscape, a short history: The invention of paint in tubes in the 1840s made it easier to work outdoors, and landscape became a main subject of Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism. Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. Context for 1881: Japanese prints reached Europe in large numbers and influenced many artists, while photography changed what painting needed to do. The later nineteenth century is the era of Impressionism, whose first group exhibition was held in Paris in 1874, followed by Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and the Arts and Crafts movement. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is portrait.
"Moonlight, View of Dordrecht" 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.
About the artist
Dutch, 1819–1891
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