HEMMA I KONSTEN (The Home in Art).


HEMMA I KONSTEN (The Home in Art).

Author: Hökby, Nils-Göran and Ann-Sofi Topelius, eds
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Year Published: 1987
No. of pages: 208
Illustrations: 18 Color Illustrations. 149 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9173312
Biblio/Bio: Index. Cat. of exh. Bibl.
Code: 3707

Price: $39.50

A genuinely Swedish theme, this exhibition examines various representations of the home in drawings, watercolors, and paintings from 1700s to the present. With over 200 works displayed, this comprehensive and stunning thematic exploration of Swedish domesticity includes pictures of Carl-Gustaf Tessins Åkerö home, Carl Larsson’s watercolors from Sundborn, other paintings by Prince Eugen, Carl Wilhelmson, et. al. and last the rendering of domestic interiors in portraits, as well as numerous examples from contemporary art.