Foolish fashion (1914)
Henry Mayer1914 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1954)
Specifications
- Year
- 1914
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1868–1954
About the artwork
Dated 1914, "Foolish fashion" is an artwork by Henry Mayer. Historical background, 1914: 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 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. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in landscape orientation. 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. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration.
"Foolish fashion" 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, 1868–1954
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