Modern Women Artists in the Nordic
Countries, 1900–1960
Edited by Kerry Greaves. 278 pp. incl. 16 col. +
39 b. & w. ills. (Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames,
2021), £120. ISBN 978–0–367–42338–4. |
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68. Mont Blanc seen from La Faucille, storm effect, by Théodore Rousseau. Begun 1834 (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
Attributed works:
69. Forest of Fontainbleau, cluster of tall trees overlooking the plain of Clair-Bois at the edge of Bas-Bréau, by Théodore Rousseau. c.1849-52 (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; exh. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
Attributed works:
70. Sunset on the sand dunes of Jean-de-Paris, by Théodore Rousseau. 1864-67 (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford; exh. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
Exhibition Review
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. Copenhagen, Hamburg and Paris
77. A pergola, by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. 1814-16 (Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen; exh. Fondation Custodia, Paris)
Attributed works:
78. Langebro, Copenhagen, in the moonlight with running figures, by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. 1836 (Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen; exh. Fondation Custodia, Paris)
67. Seated figure of either Odin (in female dress), Freyja or an unknown Viking sorceress, flanked by birds. From Lejre, Zealand, Denmark. Ninth-tenth century (Roskilde Museum; exh. British Museum, London)
Western art unattributed:
68. Hiddensee hoard, from near Rügen, Germany: neck-ring, brooch and pendants. Late tenth century (Kulturhistorisches Museum der Hansestadt Stralsund; exh. British Museum, London)
Western art unattributed:
69. Parade axe. From Mammen, Jutland, Denmark. Mid-tenth century (National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen; exh. British Museum, London)
Western art unattributed:
70. Weather vane. From Heggen Church, Buskerud, Norway. 1000-50 (Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo; exh. British Museum, London)
69. X-radiograph of Horse trotting, the feet not touching the ground, showing handmade armature revealed inside the wax sculpture, by Edgar Degas (National Gallery of Art, Washington; exh. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
Attributed works:
70. Dancers practising in the foyer, by Edgar Degas (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
Attributed works:
71. Rocky coast, by Edgar Degas (Museum Ludwig, Cologne; exh. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
Exhibition Review
Matisse: In Search of True Painting. Paris, Copenhagen and New York