Christian Krohg's Naturalism by ?ystein Sj?stad (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Christian Krohg's Naturalism by Øystein Sjåstad The Norwegian painter, novelist, and social critic Christian Krohg (1852-1925) is best known for creating highly political paintings of workers, prostitutes, and Skagen fishermen of the 1880s and for serving as a mentor to Edvard Munch. One of the Nordic countries most avant-garde naturalist artists, Krohg was influenced by French thinkers such as Emile Zola, Claude Bernard, and Hippolyte Taine, and he shocked the provincial sensibilities of his time. His work reached beyond the art world when his book Albertine and its related paintings were banned upon publication. Telling the story of a young seamstress who turns to a life of prostitution, it galvanized support for outlawing prostitution in Norway-but Krohg was also punished for the works sexual content.Examining the theories of Krohg and his fellow naturalists and their reception in Scandinavian intellectual circles, Oystein Sjastad places Krohg in an international perspective and reveals his striking contribution to European naturalism. In the process, Christian Krohgs Naturalism provides an unparalleled account of Krohgs art. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Øystein Sjåstad is associate professor of art history at the University of Oslo. He is author of Christian Krohg: Fra Paris til Kristiania and A Theory of theTache in Nineteenth-Century Painting. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Christian Krohg, the Radical Naturalist 2. Naturalism, the Dark Side of Realism 3. The Heroism of the Scientist 4. Hippolyte Taine and the Modern Breakthrough in Scandinavia 5. Christian Krohg in Skagen: Painting according to Taine 6. Naturalism and the Beholder: Sympathy and Theatricality7. Naturalist Paragone: Literature and Painting 8. Albertine in the Police Doctors Waiting Room: Panopticon, Spectacle, Speculum9. Modern Pessimism: From Naturalism to Symbolism Epilogue: Naturalism Is Dead, Long Live Naturalism! Promotional The definitive English-language account of a singular Nordic artist Promotional "Headline" The definitive English-language account of a singular Nordic artist Author Comments The Norwegian painter, novelist, critic, journalist, and professor Christian Krohg (1825?1925) is regarded as one of the most avant-garde naturalist artists at work in the Nordic countries during the 1880s. His paintings of workers, fisher families, the poor, the sick, and prostitutes shocked the sensibilities of his time. In 1886, he also published the novel Albertine about a young seamstress who turned to a life of prostitution. The day after its publication, police seized the book, and Krohg was punished because of the books sexual content. It was scandalous! Krohg became a heroboth to those who thought prostitution was an evil and to others who believed in freedom of speech and press in Norway.In this new book about Krohg, the ambition has been to lift Krohg out of the Norwegian sociocultural context, and place him and his art projects in an international perspective. This book seeks to demonstrate that Christian Krohg was one of the most Zolaesque painters on the European art scene. Sjstad elucidates this by examining Zolas own theories and their reception in Scandinavian intellectual circles, and ways in which Krohg interpreted the French authors methods and aims. In addition, Sjstad also investigates Krohgs different art projects in view of other naturalist thinkers such as Claude Bernard and Hippolyte Taine, with Krohgs art treated herein as ?experiments? in which aesthetics, politics, and science meet. This first book in English on one of the central Nordic painters will demonstrate that Krohgs art made a strikingly original contribution to European naturalism. Details ISBN0295742062 Year 2017 ISBN-10 0295742062 ISBN-13 9780295742069 Format Hardcover Imprint University of Washington Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations 72 b&w illus., 16 color plates Place of Publication Seattle DEWEY 759.81 Language English Publication Date 2017-11-01 UK Release Date 2017-11-01 AU Release Date 2017-11-01 NZ Release Date 2017-11-01 US Release Date 2017-11-01 Pages 256 Translator Aku Wuwu Birth 1958 Affiliation Yunnan Univ, China Position EDFR Qualifications M.D. Author Øystein Sjåstad Publisher University of Washington Press Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780295742076 Series New Directions in Scandinavian Studies We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161775955;

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