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Nordic Painting: The Rise of Modernity
Katharina Alsen
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Description for Nordic Painting: The Rise of Modernity
Hardcover. This large-format, lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive survey of the fin-de- sie cle and modernist painting of Scandinavia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 225. BIC Classification: 1DN; ACXD; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 349 x 35. Weight in Grams: 3010.
This large-format, lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive survey of the fin-desiecle and modernist painting of Scandinavia. This book features an enormous variety of artists and works that explore the impact of Nordic geography, history, social mores, and national identities on the region s painters. Focusing on the core countries Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and the Danish-German border region, the authors present a thematically organized overview of Nordic art between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawing from the most recent scholarship, the book considers the prevalent themes and subjects, ... Read more
This large-format, lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive survey of the fin-desiecle and modernist painting of Scandinavia. This book features an enormous variety of artists and works that explore the impact of Nordic geography, history, social mores, and national identities on the region s painters. Focusing on the core countries Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and the Danish-German border region, the authors present a thematically organized overview of Nordic art between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawing from the most recent scholarship, the book considers the prevalent themes and subjects, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Munich, Germany
ISBN
9783791381312
SKU
V9783791381312
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Ref
99-5
About Katharina Alsen
Katharina Alsen studied art history at the University of Oxford as well as German and Scandinavian literature, theology, and philosophy at the University of Hamburg. Studies abroad led her to Copenhagen, Reykjavik, and Torshavn on the Faroes. Alsen was a scholar at the international research training group "InterArt" at Freie Universitat Berlin and the University of Copenhagen with a PhD ... Read more
Reviews for Nordic Painting: The Rise of Modernity
"Beautifully illustrated with 225 colour images, this large format book is a welcome addition to anyone with an interest in European 19th and 20th century art, and will no doubt open the doorway for much more vigorous scholarship on the topic, as well as the establishing the attention these artists deserve." -Candid Magazine "The brief chapters progress from ... Read more