Motif from the High Tatras (1917)
Ferdinand Katona1917 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1932)
Specifications
- Year
- 1917
- Nationality / school
- Hungarian
- Lifespan
- 1864–1932
About the artwork
"Motif from the High Tatras" (1917) is a work by Ferdinand Katona. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is landscape. Landscape in brief: 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 1917: 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.
"Motif from the High Tatras" 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. Landscape scenes add depth and a sense of air to the room, helping the space feel more open and working especially well above a sofa, console, or desk. 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
Hungarian, 1864–1932
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