'If it's just a dream, I'll listen' (1922)
William Henry Dethlef Koerner1922 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1938)
Specifications
- Year
- 1922
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1878–1938
About the artwork
This page presents "'If it's just a dream, I'll listen'" (1922), created by William Henry Dethlef Koerner. Context for 1922: 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 Figurative collection. The image is in portrait orientation. Figurative, a short history: Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity.
"'If it's just a dream, I'll listen'" 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. Figurative works draw attention to the human presence, the gesture, and the emotional tone, so they work particularly well as a standalone focal point in living rooms, studies, and bedrooms. 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, 1878–1938
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