Portrait of Berlin (1913)
Marsden Hartley1913 · Square · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1943)
Specifications
- Year
- 1913
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1877–1943
About the artwork
"Portrait of Berlin" (1913) is a work by Marsden Hartley. Historical background, 1913: 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. The catalogue places it in Abstract. The format is square. Background on Abstract: Abstract art moves away from depicting recognisable objects and relies on colour, line, shape, and surface instead. It emerged in the early twentieth century, when several artists in Europe and Russia developed non-representational painting during the 1910s.
"Portrait of Berlin" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A square format is flexible and works well on its own or as part of a grid on a gallery wall. Abstract compositions work through rhythm, colour, and form, which makes them especially effective in modern interiors and in spaces that need a strong visual accent without a literal narrative. 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, 1877–1943
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