Sparassis crispa Fries (1915-1945)
Hans Walty1915-1945 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1948)
Specifications
- Year
- 1915-1945
- Nationality / school
- Swiss
- Lifespan
- 1868–1948
About the artwork
This page presents "Sparassis crispa Fries" (1915-1945), created by Hans Walty. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is landscape. Plants & Animals, a short history: Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal. Context for 1915-1945: 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 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.
"Sparassis crispa Fries" 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. Flora and fauna subjects make an interior feel softer and more alive, adding a natural rhythm that works well in both traditional and contemporary spaces. 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
Swiss, 1868–1948
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