

The business man's perpetual nightmare (1897)
Louis Dalrymple1897 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1905)
Specifications
- Year
- 1897
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1866–1905
About the artwork
This page presents "The business man's perpetual nightmare" (1897), created by Louis Dalrymple. Illustration, a short history: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. About the period around 1897: In the 1890s, colour lithography and Art Nouveau made the illustrated poster a celebrated art form. 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 Illustration. The format is landscape.
"The business man's perpetual nightmare" 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
American, 1866–1905
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