Description
| Product ID: | 9781912520039 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Helene Schjerfbeck |
| Authors: | Author: Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff, Rebecca Bray, Jeremy Lewison, Desiree de Chair |
| Page Count: | 168 |
| Subjects: | History of art, Art & design styles: Expressionism, Paintings and painting, Individual artists, art monographs, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A new study examining the life and work of Helene Schjerfbeck, the Finnish painter who influenced Bacon, Freud and Auerbach Though little known outside her native country, Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) is one of Finland''s best-loved artists. Her career, which stretched from the late 1870s to the end of the Second World War, encompassed both Impressionism and Modernism. This book records an exhibition that marks the first time her works have been seen in the UK since she exhibited in London herself in 1890. It presents the full range of her exceptional paintings and drawings, with 70 works in all genres, including portrait, landscape and still-life.Schjerfbeck''s technique, her social and cultural context and her legacy are all examined in depth by the authors. The book also explores the role of the masquerade in Schjerfbeck''s work, and the impact of old-master paintings on her practice. |
| Imprint Name: | Royal Academy of Arts |
| Publisher Name: | Royal Academy of Arts |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-20 |
