Northern Light: Nordic Art at the Turn of the Century

ISBN-10
8272011530
ISBN-13
9788272011535
Series
Northern light
Category
Painting, Modern
Pages
285
Language
English
Published
1988
Author
Kirk Varnedoe

Description

"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.

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