Romeo and Juliet; Headings (1900)
Byam Shaw1900 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1919)
Specifications
- Year
- 1900
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1872–1919
About the artwork
This page presents "Romeo and Juliet; Headings" (1900), created by Byam Shaw. About the period around 1900: 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 Illustration. The format is portrait. Illustration, a short history: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration.
"Romeo and Juliet; Headings" 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. Illustrative graphics are valued for their decorative line work and narrative quality, which makes them a strong fit for gallery walls, kids rooms, studies, and more intimate interiors. 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
English, 1872–1919
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