Dower chestGary Wragg · 1784

Folk Art
1784
Reading Public Museum

The son of German immigrants, Christian Seltzer is considered to be the founder of the “Jonestown School” of chest makers. His decorative style was distinct yet variable. Many chest painters of this period used templates or repetitive designs, but his motifs rarely repeat, and he typically rendered vases and flowers freehand. The mottled background painting is a treatment suggestive of highly figured wood-graining and serves as a particularly effective ground to give emphasis to the arcaded panels surrounding the urn and stylized spiky floral motifs. The deep claret reddish-brown hue seen in the painted ornament on this chest was especially favored by the elder Seltzer.

Gary Wragg (1946 –)

Oplev den abstrakte kunst af no alternate name found (f. 1946), en britisk maler kendt for sin Color Field-stil og betydelige bidrag til efterkrigstidens abstraktion. Påvirket af Wu Kwong Yu, findes hans værker i store samlinger verden over.

Reading Public Museum (Reading, USA)

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Om dette kunstværk

Titel: Dower chest
Kunstner: Gary Wragg
År: 1784
Format: Landscape
Ophavsretlig status: Ophavsretligt beskyttet
Udstillet hos: Reading Public Museum
Kontekst i korpus: wealth & storage, jonestown school style
Farvepalette: Neutrals
Nøgleord: wood grain painting, decorative chest art, artisan chest design
Oplevet lysstyrke: brilliant

Spørgsmål og svar

Hvordan relaterer motivet i "Dower chest" sig til Gary Wraggs sædvanlige temaer?

"Dower chest" skildrer vintage chest decor, floral motif art, 18th century design, hand painted woodwork, jonestown school style, claret red ornament, decorative arts piece, mens Gary Wraggs registrerede temaer er seltzer's signature style, early 18th century chests, distinctive decorative motifs, german folk art, jonestown school style, wood-grained techniques, wealth & storage, domestic ornamentation. En sammenligning af de to viser, hvordan værket relaterer sig til kunstnerens sædvanlige motiver.

Hvad deler "Dower chest" med resten af Gary Wraggs produktion?

"Dower chest" er et værk fra Gary Wraggs Folk Art-periode, hvis gennemgående temaer inkluderer seltzer's signature style, early 18th century chests, distinctive decorative motifs, german folk art, jonestown school style, wood-grained techniques, wealth & storage, domestic ornamentation.

Er "Dower chest" fri for ophavsret?

Ophavsretsstatus for "Dower chest" af Gary Wragg: værket er stadig beskyttet af ophavsret. Dette afgør, om der frit må foretages reproduktioner af billedet.