1155070

1930s Vintage Rococo-Style Reverse Painted#1155070

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1930s Vintage Rococo-Style Reverse Painted#1155070
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This 1930s vintage reverse painted silhouette picture represents a venerated art form--the silhouette. Silhouettes were popular as far back as the 18th century and were a way of creating portraiture as well as documenting scenes of the times. Their golden age was in the 19th century when artists proliferated and took their talents abroad. Silhouettes were created through the mid-20th century. Silhouettes have taken many forms--from cut paper to paint--and have been mounted on media ranging from white board to convex glass. The history of silhouette-making is studded with a galaxy of the fascinating artists who devised various means to make them.<p>

Silhouettes originally were profiles captured by having the subject create a shadow on a paper using candlelight. The effect of a silhouette is that the outline of the person or subject without detail except for that which may appear as part of the profile (locks of hair, a cravat, etc.). One viewing the silhouette gains a sense of the essence of the person or subject.<p>

This reverse-painted silhouette shows a rococo-style image of a lady answering her mail--no doubt a letter from her beau. She stands, a swaying doll-like figure, under a willow tree next to a picket fence and a verdant field while a swallow swoops down to read the letter with her. It captures our imagination as well as takes us back in history to that time.<p>

This painting is black with ivory-colored paper. The image itself is 7 3/4 inches by 9 3/4 inches. The ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1930</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:1930s Vintage Rococo-Style Reverse Painted Silhouette</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Hillsboro, Ohio USA</td></tr>
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