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Is it art? post-impressionism, futurism, cubism

Laurvik, J. Nilsen (John Nilsen), b. 1877 · 1913 · New York : The International Press · 9 pictures

Is it art? is a 1913 New York survey of modern painting by J. Nilsen Laurvik, published by The International Press, introducing post-impressionism, futurism and cubism to a general American readership. The reproductions are halftone plates of canvases: a faceted cubist portrait built from angular planes, a loosely brushed rocky seascape, a futurist figure broken into overlapping motion shards, and a tropical scene of seated women beside a river. A designer might draw on their fractured geometry and muted sepia tonality for abstract pattern work.

Post-impressionism (Art) · Futurism (Art) · Cubism · Art, Modern

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