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Potrait of Mrs. Cumpft-Janowicz (1922)
Konrad Krzyżanowski1922 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1922)
Specifications
- Year
- 1922
- Nationality / school
- Polish
- Lifespan
- 1872–1922
About the artwork
Konrad Krzyżanowski is the artist behind "Potrait of Mrs. Cumpft-Janowicz", dated 1922. Context for 1922: 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. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is portrait. Figurative, a short history: Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. Over the centuries, painters have used the figure to express social standing, narrative, and emotion.
"Potrait of Mrs. Cumpft-Janowicz" 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
Polish, 1872–1922
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