The Presidential recruiting-office (1884)
Bernhard Gillam1884 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1896)
Specifications
- Year
- 1884
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1856–1896
About the artwork
Dated 1884, "The Presidential recruiting-office" is an artwork by Bernhard Gillam. Context for 1884: Japanese prints reached Europe in large numbers and influenced many artists, while photography changed what painting needed to do. The later nineteenth century is the era of Impressionism, whose first group exhibition was held in Paris in 1874, followed by Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and the Arts and Crafts movement. Background on Illustration: 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. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"The Presidential recruiting-office" 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
American, 1856–1896
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