The Lump Of Sugar (1912)
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen1912 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1923)
Specifications
- Year
- 1912
- Nationality / school
- Swiss
- Lifespan
- 1859–1923
About the artwork
"The Lump Of Sugar" (1912) is a work by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen. Context for 1912: 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 Illustration. The format is portrait. Background on Illustration: The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration. Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters.
"The Lump Of Sugar" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. 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
Swiss, 1859–1923
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