Why not settle it socially at Oyster Bay (1905)
Samuel Ehrhart1905 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1937)
Specifications
- Year
- 1905
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1862–1937
About the artwork
Dated 1905, "Why not settle it socially at Oyster Bay" is an artwork by Samuel Ehrhart. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Illustration, a short history: Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration. Historical background, 1905: 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. 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.
"Why not settle it socially at Oyster Bay" 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, 1862–1937
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