Mountain Landscape with Wooden Huts (1860)
Alexander Brodszky1860 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1901)
Specifications
- Year
- 1860
- Nationality / school
- Hungarian
- Lifespan
- 1819–1901
About the artwork
Dated 1860, "Mountain Landscape with Wooden Huts" is an artwork by Alexander Brodszky. Context for 1860: Japanese prints reached Europe in large numbers and influenced many artists, while photography changed what painting needed to do. In the 1890s, colour lithography and Art Nouveau made the illustrated poster a celebrated art form. Background on Landscape: 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. Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. The catalogue places it in Landscape. The format is landscape.
"Mountain Landscape with Wooden Huts" 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, 1819–1901
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