The Winter's Tale; Musicians Act III (1904)
Tom Heslewood1904 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1939)
Specifications
- Year
- 1904
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1868–1939
About the artwork
This page presents "The Winter's Tale; Musicians Act III" (1904), created by Tom Heslewood. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is portrait. Illustration in brief: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Historical background, 1904: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. 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.
"The Winter's Tale; Musicians Act III" 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. 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, 1868–1939
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