Central Park, Winter; The skating pond (1862)
Currier & Ives.1862 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1907)
Specifications
- Year
- 1862
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1835–1907
About the artwork
"Central Park, Winter; The skating pond" (1862) is a work by Currier & Ives.. About the period around 1862: 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. Background on Illustration: 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. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is landscape.
"Central Park, Winter; The skating pond" 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. Illustrative graphics are valued for their decorative line work and narrative quality, which makes them a strong fit for gallery walls, kids rooms, studies, and more intimate interiors. 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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