Woldemar Leiteritz. Herzlichen Neujahrsgruss. (1904)
Woldemar Leiteritz1904 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1915)
Specifications
- Year
- 1904
- Nationality / school
- German
- Lifespan
- 1878–1915
About the artwork
Dated 1904, "Woldemar Leiteritz. Herzlichen Neujahrsgruss." is an artwork by Woldemar Leiteritz. Historical background, 1904: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. 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. Background on Illustration: Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in portrait orientation.
"Woldemar Leiteritz. Herzlichen Neujahrsgruss." 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
German, 1878–1915
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