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Studie van karikaturale personen (1907)
Eugeen Van Mieghem1907 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1930)
Specifications
- Year
- 1907
- Nationality / school
- Belgian
- Lifespan
- 1875–1930
About the artwork
Eugeen Van Mieghem is the artist behind "Studie van karikaturale personen", dated 1907. The catalogue places it in Drawings. The format is landscape. Drawings in brief: Artists have long used drawings to plan paintings, sculptures, and buildings, so a sketch can show how an idea developed. Because line carries so much of the effect, drawings tend to reward close looking at the quality of the mark. Historical background, 1907: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. 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.
"Studie van karikaturale personen" 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
Belgian, 1875–1930
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