White-Faced Tree Duck, Black-Bellied Tree Duck, Gray-Breasted Tree Duck (1922-1926)
Louis Agassiz Fuertes1922-1926 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1927)
Specifications
- Year
- 1922-1926
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1874–1927
About the artwork
Dated 1922-1926, "White-Faced Tree Duck, Black-Bellied Tree Duck, Gray-Breasted Tree Duck" is an artwork by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Plants & Animals, a short history: Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal. About the period around 1922-1926: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. 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 Plants & Animals. The format is landscape.
"White-Faced Tree Duck, Black-Bellied Tree Duck, Gray-Breasted Tree Duck" 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, 1874–1927
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