Walter Shirlaw, 1874 - Toning the Bell - fine art print

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Like many artists of his generation, Walter Shirlaw furthered his training in Europe, studying at the Royal Academy in Munich. German instruction focused on a dark, painterly realism and was steeped in an astute understanding of aesthetic traditions. In Toning the Bell, executed during his student years and now considered his best-known work, the artist demonstrated an accomplished Munich style, featuring noble peasants, a limited tonal palette, and strong contrasts of light and dark. Prior to his time abroad, Shirlaw had worked in Chicago and helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design, a forerunner to the Art Institute of Chicago.

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The over 140 year-old work of art was painted by the male painter Walter Shirlaw. The original was painted with the size - 101,6 × 76,2 cm (40 × 30 in) and was crafted on the medium oil on canvas. The original artwork's inscription is: signed, lower left: "Walter Shirlaw / 1874". The artwork is included in the Art Institute Chicago's art collection. We are happy to state that the public domain piece of art is being included with courtesy of Art Institute Chicago. In addition, the artpiece has the creditline: Friends of American Art Collection. Further, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has an image ratio of 3 : 4, meaning that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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