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Majestic and magical landscapes, the soft beauty of fields of flowers, the raw cold of the works of Harald Sohlberg (1869–1935) combine a romantic perception of nature with a contemporary pictorial language akin to symbolism. Particularly beguiling is the lack of humans in these atmospheric works—and the conspicuous presence of their trace. Sohlberg’s near-total focus on the beauty of the natural landscape—drawn largely from the mountainous region surrounding Rondane National Park in Norway—suggests a critical attitude to the modern age, and at the same time leaves space for the viewer to become privately immersed in these images. Published to coincide with the one hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of Sohlberg’s birth, this volume assembles more than sixty paintings, in addition to a number of drawings, prints, photographs, and letters, granting new insight into the conceptual world of this renowned Nordic artist.
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Harald Sohlberg: Infinite Landscapes, Nationalmuseet for Konst Oslo
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- Harald Sohlberg: Infinite Landscapes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Hirmer
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 3777430889
- ISBN13
- 9783777430881
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Art
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- Majestic and magical landscapes, the soft beauty of fields of flowers, the raw cold of the works of Harald Sohlberg (1869–1935) combine a romantic perception of nature with a contemporary pictorial language akin to symbolism. Particularly beguiling is the lack of humans in these atmospheric works—and the conspicuous presence of their trace. Sohlberg’s near-total focus on the beauty of the natural landscape—drawn largely from the mountainous region surrounding Rondane National Park in Norway—suggests a critical attitude to the modern age, and at the same time leaves space for the viewer to become privately immersed in these images. Published to coincide with the one hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of Sohlberg’s birth, this volume assembles more than sixty paintings, in addition to a number of drawings, prints, photographs, and letters, granting new insight into the conceptual world of this renowned Nordic artist.