De Scott Evans, 1889 - The Irish Question - fine art print

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This modern art masterpiece "The Irish Question" was created by the male American artist De Scott Evans. The masterpiece was made with the size: 30,5 × 25,4 cm (12 × 10 in) and was painted on the medium oil on canvas. The original painting has the following inscription: signed "S.S. David" at lower left. It belongs to the Art Institute Chicago's digital art collection, which is one of the world’s great art museums, housing a collection that spans centuries and the globe. With courtesy of - Art Institute Chicago (public domain). Furthermore, the artwork has the following creditline: Restricted gift of Carol W. Wardlaw and Jill Burnside Zeno; Roger and J. Peter McCormick Endowments. Further, the alignment is portrait with a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

General information by Art Institute Chicago website (© Copyright - Art Institute Chicago - Art Institute Chicago)

A seemingly uncomplicated representation of two potatoes suspended by a string against a wood panel, The Irish Question is an unusual and striking trompe l’oeil painting that raises numerous questions. The title may refer to the troubled status of the Irish in the late 19th century; the hanging potatoes inflect this allusion with either ominous overtones or a dark sense of humor. Illusionistic paintings such as The Irish Question offer an enjoyable form of visual deception, and the pseudonymous signature “S.S. David” suggests that De Scott Evans relished the opportunity to puzzle his viewers on many levels.

Work of art background information

Title of the artpiece: "The Irish Question"
Classification: painting
Art categorization: modern art
Century: 19th century
Created: 1889
Approximate age of artwork: more than 130 years
Medium of original artwork: oil on canvas
Artwork original size: 30,5 × 25,4 cm (12 × 10 in)
Signed (artwork): signed "S.S. David" at lower left
Museum: Art Institute Chicago
Museum location: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Museum's webpage: Art Institute Chicago
License: public domain
Courtesy of: Art Institute Chicago
Creditline: Restricted gift of Carol W. Wardlaw and Jill Burnside Zeno; Roger and J. Peter McCormick Endowments

General information on the artist

Artist name: De Scott Evans
Other artist names: Evans De Scott, Evans David Scott, Evans De Scott, David Stanley S., Stanley S. David, De Scott Evans, S. S. David
Artist gender: male
Artist nationality: American
Jobs of the artist: painter
Country of the artist: United States
Classification of the artist: modern artist
Lifespan: 51 years
Born in the year: 1847
City of birth: Boston, Wayne county, Indiana, United States
Year died: 1898
City of death: Atlantischer Ozean, auf einer Reise nach Paris

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The product dropdown menu provides you with the chance to pick the size and material of your choice. The following sizes and materials are the options we offer you for individualization:

  • The acrylic glass print: A glossy print on acrylic glass, which is sometimes named as a an art print on plexiglass, will change your favorite original into beautiful home décor. Further, it offers a viable alternative option to aluminium and canvas art prints. The artwork will be made with the help of modern UV printing technology.
  • Metal (aluminium dibond print): An Aluminium Dibond print is a print with an impressive depth. For our Aluminium Dibond option, we print your chosen artpiece on the aluminium composite white-primed surface. The bright and white parts of the artpiece shine with a silk gloss but without any glow. The colors of the print are luminous in the highest definition, fine details appear very clear.
  • Poster print (canvas material): A poster print is a UV printed canvas with a granular texture on the surface. A print poster is particularly used for putting the art copy using a custom frame. Please keep in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the canvas poster print we add a white margin between 2-6cm around the work of art in order to facilitate the framing with your custom frame.
  • Canvas: The UV printed canvas material applied on a wooden frame. Hanging a canvas print: Canvas prints are relatively low in weight, which implies that it is quite simple to hang up your Canvas print without extra wall-mounts. Therefore, canvas prints are suitable for all types of walls.

Item information

Product type: wall art
Reproduction method: reproduction in digital format
Manufaturing technique: UV direct printing (digital print)
Provenance: Germany
Type of stock: on demand
Product usage: gallery wall, wall art
Orientation: portrait format
Side ratio: length to width 1 : 1.2
Meaning of image aspect ratio: the length is 20% shorter than the width
Available product materials: canvas print, acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), poster print (canvas paper), metal print (aluminium dibond)
Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) options: 50x60cm - 20x24", 100x120cm - 39x47", 150x180cm - 59x71"
Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) variants: 50x60cm - 20x24", 100x120cm - 39x47", 150x180cm - 59x71"
Poster print (canvas paper) size options: 50x60cm - 20x24", 100x120cm - 39x47"
Aluminium print (aluminium dibond material) sizes: 50x60cm - 20x24", 100x120cm - 39x47"
Framing of the art copy: please consider that this reproduction is not framed

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