Northern light : Nordic art at the turn of the century /
"In Scandinavia around the turn of the century, both established order and artistic tradition were challenged as a proliferation of talented artists sought to express new ideas against a backdrop of contention, both aesthetic and political. It was a 'golden age' for Nordic art; yet wi...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven [Conn.] ; London :
Yale University Press,
1988.
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| Summary: | "In Scandinavia around the turn of the century, both established order and artistic tradition were challenged as a proliferation of talented artists sought to express new ideas against a backdrop of contention, both aesthetic and political. It was a 'golden age' for Nordic art; yet with the exception of Edvard Munch, remarkably little attention has been focused on the richness and diversity of the paintings made in Scandinavia during these years."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 285, [1] pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286). |
| ISBN: | 0300041462 9780300041460 |