Rejouissances des Champs-Elysées (1831)
J. J. Grandville1831 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1847)
Specifications
- Year
- 1831
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1803–1847
About the artwork
This page presents "Rejouissances des Champs-Elysées" (1831), created by J. J. Grandville. Context for 1831: 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 invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is landscape. Background on Illustration: Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters.
"Rejouissances des Champs-Elysées" 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
French, 1803–1847
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