Enfants n'y touchez pas (1878)
André Gill1878 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1885)
Specifications
- Year
- 1878
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1840–1885
About the artwork
"Enfants n'y touchez pas" (1878) is a work by André Gill. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is landscape. Illustration in brief: Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. About the period around 1878: Japanese prints reached Europe in large numbers and influenced many artists, while photography changed what painting needed to do. In the 1890s, colour lithography and Art Nouveau made the illustrated poster a celebrated art form.
"Enfants n'y touchez pas" 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
French, 1840–1885
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