Daybreak is a painting by Maxfield Parrish which was uploaded on September 26th, 2018.
Title
Daybreak
Artist
Maxfield Parrish
Medium
Painting
Description
Daybreak by Maxfield Parrish
Daybreak was the 20th century’s single most popular print in America. According to Alma Gilbert, the House of Art, which handled the printing, estimated that 1 out of every 4 homes in America had a copy. When I first started reading up on this painting I constantly ran across the term “Dynamic Symmetry.” It was the system that Parrish had used to lay out the composition and arrange the elements. When I looked around for a good description, I didn’t turn up much. However, Jay Hambidge’s book on it from 1920 was available through Amazon, so I ordered it. This is, I believe, the same book that Parrish would have read.
Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery.
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September 26th, 2018
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