The gem of the Pacific (1849)
Currier & Ives.1849 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1907)
Specifications
- Year
- 1849
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1835–1907
About the artwork
Currier & Ives. is the artist behind "The gem of the Pacific", dated 1849. About the period around 1849: The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Illustration in brief: The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked.
"The gem of the Pacific" 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, 1835–1907
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