Freshwater sponges (Spongilla) (1910)
Gottlieb von Koch1910 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1914)
Specifications
- Year
- 1910
- Nationality / school
- German
- Lifespan
- 1849–1914
About the artwork
"Freshwater sponges (Spongilla)" (1910) is a work by Gottlieb von Koch. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is landscape. Background on Plants & Animals: Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Naturalists and artists often worked together, especially on voyages and in published surveys of flora and fauna. Historical background, 1910: 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. 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.
"Freshwater sponges (Spongilla)" 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
German, 1849–1914
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