Lynx rufus, Common American Wild Cat (1845-1848)
John Woodhouse Audubon1845-1848 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1862)
Specifications
- Year
- 1845-1848
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1812–1862
About the artwork
"Lynx rufus, Common American Wild Cat" (1845-1848) is a work by John Woodhouse Audubon. Context for 1845-1848: 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. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is landscape. Plants & Animals, a short history: Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal. Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.
"Lynx rufus, Common American Wild Cat" 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, 1812–1862
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