Summer afternoon at the lake (1920)
Edward Cucuel1920 · Square · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1954)
Specifications
- Year
- 1920
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1875–1954
About the artwork
Dated 1920, "Summer afternoon at the lake" is an artwork by Edward Cucuel. Context for 1920: 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. 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. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is square. Figurative in brief: Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity.
"Summer afternoon at the lake" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A square format is flexible and works well on its own or as part of a grid on a gallery wall. 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
American, 1875–1954
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