Spirit of '76 (1845)
Tompkins Harrison Matteson1845 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1884)
Specifications
- Year
- 1845
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1813–1884
About the artwork
"Spirit of '76" (1845) is a work by Tompkins Harrison Matteson. About the period around 1845: 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. Figurative in brief: Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. It is listed in the Figurative collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"Spirit of '76" 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. 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
American, 1813–1884
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