Jolly Flatboatmen in Port (1857)
George Caleb Bingham1857 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1879)
Specifications
- Year
- 1857
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1811–1879
About the artwork
George Caleb Bingham is the artist behind "Jolly Flatboatmen in Port", dated 1857. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is landscape. Figurative in brief: Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. Over the centuries, painters have used the figure to express social standing, narrative, and emotion. Historical background, 1857: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting.
"Jolly Flatboatmen in Port" 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, 1811–1879
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