The period from 1880 to 1910 appears as one of the most outstanding periods in Scandinavian painting as the art in each of the four Nordic countries- Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden- simultaneously attained a power, a coherence, and an originality never reached before. During this period, collaboration between Scandinavian artists increased dramatically, and they often maintained these ties during their frequent sojourns in Paris, Brittany, and Normandy. Rather than attempting to do justice to the many strong individualities present, this exhibition stresses the interconnections and common themes within their work. Thus it captures the characteristic play of light and air that recurs throughout the artists’ depictions of reality. Essentially, this book presents the young Nordic avant-garde of the 1880s, including artists such as Munch, Zorn, Schjerfbeck, Ancher, Larsson, Krøyer, and Liljefors, to name a few, who broke new ground in their own countries’ national art, but also remained consistently aware of trends and movement abroad.

Language: Swedish/ English summaries
Pages: 153
Illustrations: 39 Color Illustrations. 101 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8 1/2”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 9171008839
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Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden, 1985
Miscellaneous: Bibl. Cat. of exh. Index.


Code: 3779
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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Not only art has a history but the subject ‘art history’ does as well, as a university discipline and as a literary genre. An introduction to the international research on this history and a discussion on the identity of ‘art history’ in Sweden. Chapters discuss the role of art history in museums, as an academic discipline, and as a pursuit outside of the university. Also includes an index of all art history professors in Sweden throughout time.

Language: Swedish
Pages: 257
Illustrations: 9 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8”x 5”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9187214989
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bibl.


Code: 4572
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Wilhelm Hansen’s outstanding collection of French art was created during and after World War I, and was bequeathed to the Danish state in 1952. The collection is one of the finest of its kind in all of northern Europe, and its quality is acknowledged all over the world. With this in mind, a series of exhibitions has been arranged in the course of 2002 at three of the most important American museums. The present publication is the catalogue that was drawn up for the American exhibition and is the first stage towards the publication of a proper catalogue raisonné - that is, a complete research-based publication of the French collection. Includes paintings by Ingres, Corot, Delacroix Courbet, Pisarro, Manet, Degas, Cezanne, Sisley, Monet, Morisot, Renoir, Gauguin, Matisse, Købke, Skovgaard, Lundbye, Hammershøi et al.

Language: English
Pages: 296
Illustrations: 87 Color Illustrations. 13 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 9”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 8788692280
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bibl.


Code: 4918
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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This book focuses on the Roman empress Agrippina Minor (AD 15-59), one of the most influential women in Antiquity. She was the sister of the emperor Caligula, wife of the emperor Claudius, and mother of the emperor Nero. The focal point of the book is a statue of Agrippina in dark green stone of which the head is in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and the body in a museum in Rome. Both had been found in Rome in the 1880s. Twelve articles written in German, English, and Italian by Danish and foreign scholars deal with the life and the portraits of Agrippina, her influence on her own age and on posterity, and finally Agrippina as she has been depicted in films. All articles are also included in Danish translation.

Language: English/Danish/German/Italian
Pages: 247
Illustrations: 51 Color Illustrations. 85 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 2.50
ISBN: 9.78877E+12
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bibl. Index.


Code: 6201
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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Comprised primarily of 18th, 19th and early 20th century paintings along with a few contamporary works, the Loeb collection contains a representation of art from the “Danish Golden Age” (1820-1850), and includes many paintings from “The Modern Breakthrough” dating from the 1880’s, with works by the Skagen artists’ coterie and the enigmatic, nonconformist Vilhelm Hammershøi among the principal figures. These periods have become both well known and highly esteemed among collectors of art and museum curators outside Denmark. The researchers have assembled a unique catalogue raisoneé, fully illustrated and annotated, frequently touching on Danish art’s historical development and offering glimpses into the Danish artistic soul.

Language: English
Pages: 426
Illustrations: 160 Color Illustrations. 17 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12”x 9”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 5
ISBN: 976204304
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Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, 2
Miscellaneous: Cat. of exh. Bio.


Code: 5806
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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This is a beautifully illustrated study of the collection of ancient sculptures in the Royal Museum in Stockholm and the Swedish Institute in Rome, both were closely connected to the life of King Gustav III of Sweden. Not only does this book make the collection and related documents accessible, but it also provides you with the tools and the background to acquire a better understanding of them. Contains a very complete concordance and index of the museum, the Royal museum and a general index - a highly intellectual and very comprehensive study.

Language: English
Pages: 219
Illustrations: 7 Color Illustrations. 89 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Binding: Clothbound w/ jacket
Subcategory: Survey
Edition:
Weight: 2
ISBN: 9171005676
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Index.


Code: 3991
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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The enshrinement of death, its aesthetic, erotic and metaphysical sublimation and the recognition of the psychological and political brutality of death are all aspects of the romantic vision. This is a study of a fascinating idea in European art, of Goya, Jacques Francois Joseph, Claude Louis Desrais, Gericault, Delacroix, and the ever mysterious Caspar David Friedrich.

Language: Danish
Pages: 192
Illustrations: 17 Color Illustrations. 58 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 9”
Binding: Clothbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 2.50
ISBN: 8721003548
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bibl. Index.


Code: 1871
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Web Site Only

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This exhibition at the Moesgård Museum in Denmark covers a number of themes, which shed light on various aspects of the links between Denmark and the Islamic world over a thousand years. Highlights are the Vikings' early encounter with Islamic civilization, Carsten Niebuhr's journey to ‘Arabia Felix’, modern-day tourist excursions and Muslim immigration to present-day Denmark. Photographs and illustrations show the incredible range of the exhibition from silver hoards, a grave-stone of a crusader, and illuminated manuscripts, to textiles, clothing, woodcuts, and even the Islamic influence on Scandinavian architecture. The historical perspective does much to increase the reader's knowledge and appreciation of this cultural connection.

Language: English
Pages: 189
Illustrations: 64 Color Illustrations. 106 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 9”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
Edition:
Weight: 2
ISBN: 8789384350
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bio.


Code: 2733
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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In this beautifully produced catalogue essays include Copenhagen: True Art is, and will always be, Symbolic by Bente Scavenius. Budapest: Art Nouveau in Hungary by Zsuzsa O. Jobbágyi. Cracow at the Turn of the Century by Jacek Purchla. Stanislaw Wyspianski by Marta Romannowska. “Villa Bilek” in Prague and its Creator by Marie Halirová. Bratislava and Arts Around 1900 by Dana Borutová and Vienna: Upsurge of the Arts - Sprintime for the Arts by Hanna Egger. For any one interested in Art Nouveau, this should be an essential part of your library.

Language: Danish/ English
Pages: 190
Illustrations: 38 Color Illustrations. 17 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2”x 6”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 1.25
ISBN: 8774410539
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Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, Denmark 19
Miscellaneous: Index. Cat. of exh. Bibl.


Code: 3340
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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This exhibition is devoted to Norwegian women artists of the late 19th and 20th centuries and their successors in contemporary times. Harriet Backer, Kitty Kielland, Asta Nørregaard, Ida Lorentzen, Hanneline Røgeberg, Marianne Heske and others are among those featured. Their works are very beautiful, from interiors to landscapes and portraits, to the most contemporary installations. An extremely interesting text offers insights into the work of each artist, even as it discusses on a broad scale the emancipation of women and the feminist perspective in art.

Language: English
Pages: 142
Illustrations: 67 Color Illustrations. 1 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11” x 8 1/2”
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Survey
Edition:
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8271773887
ISSN:
Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Henie-Onstad Art Center, Høvikodden, N
Miscellaneous: Bibl. Bios. Cat. of exh.


Code: 1786
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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Price: $19.50

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