Coriolanus; Give me thy hand Act IV Scene I (1900)
Byam Shaw1900 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1919)
Specifications
- Year
- 1900
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1872–1919
About the artwork
Dated 1900, "Coriolanus; Give me thy hand Act IV Scene I" is an artwork by Byam Shaw. Background on Illustration: 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. Historical background, 1900: 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. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in portrait orientation.
"Coriolanus; Give me thy hand Act IV Scene I" 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
English, 1872–1919
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