Nordic art & way of life : art world, artists, themes /
"This book captures for the first time the full story of Nordic art and its corresponding way of life from 1820 to 1920. Amply illustrated, this publication discusses a wide range of artists, regardless of gender, and how they related to the European art scene. The authors convey the essence of...
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Brussels :
Mercatorfonds,
[2024]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Art in the Nordic countries / Susanna Pettersson & Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff
- The formation of the Nordic art world. Public art collections, art societies and the role of Nordic art / Susanna Pettersson ; The missing link of art history. Private collectors, 1880-1920 / Nils Ohlsen ; Art education / Martin Olin ; The Nordic and the national. The development of public art exhibitions / Eva-Lena Bergström
- Artists at their work. Nordic artists' European travels, cultural encounters and networks / Marja Lahelma ; Rural artists' communities in the North / Alexandra Herlitz ; Once upon an image: illustrated children's books / Tonje Haugland Sørensen ; Total work of art: a Nordic aesthetic and way of life / Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff
- Art, identities and public places. Sámi art and Norwegian art history / Monica Grini ; In search of an artistic identity. The strategies of women artists / Carina Rech ; The naked body in Nordic art / Patrik Steorn ; Public art. From nation-building processes towards democratisation / Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe
- Six themes in Nordic painting / Peter Nørgaard Larsen
- The legacy. Footholds in the 'Northern Wilderness'. Exhibiting Scandinavian and Nordic art, 1912-2023 / Michaela Giebelhausen ; Nordic art and the new global perspective / Susanna Pettersson & Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff.