Fine Art: Traditional Painting & Sculpture/Art History

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BALTIC LIGHT. Early Open-Air Painting in Denmark and North Germany

Author: Johnston, Catherine, Helmut Börsch-Supan, Helmut R. Leppien, et. al
Country: Connecticut
Language: English
Year Published: 1999
No. of pages: 220
Illustrations: 124 Color Illustrations. 10 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound w/ jacket
Size: 12 1/2”x 10”
Weight: 4.00
ISBN: 30008169
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Bios. Cat. of exh.
Code: 4082

Price: $75.00

This book presents topographical landscapes, panoramas, and some group and individual portraits that often include a window from which light emanates. It focuses on painters who produced fine works before the development of the Romantic style. These painters introduced a whole new aesthetic that was sensitive to the light and atmospheric conditions peculiar to the north, especially during the long summer days.

BAUER, JOHN OCH ESTER. Makarna Bauers Konst och Liv (The Bauer Couple’s Art and Life)

Author: Gunnar Lindqvist
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Year Published: 1991
No. of pages: 152
Illustrations: 23 Color Illustrations. 36 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9177984587
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 0472

Price: $34.50

The wonderful, illustrated work of John Bauer used widely for folktales. Some similarity to Gustav Klimt’s work.

BELLANGE, JACQUES ca.1575-1616: ANDROGYN ELEGANCE VED HOFFET I NANCY.

Author: Fischer, Chris
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Year Published: 1999
No. of pages: 31
Illustrations: 22 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 0.00
ISBN: 8790096266
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 3684

Price: $12.50

Jacques Bellange was official painter under Catherine de Boubon. He painted in a decorative manner the royal salons, made portraits of the royal family , painted banners for use in war and much more. This small exhibition catalogue depicts his intricate printmaking in the medieval style showing religious extacy and sensual figures, exagerated beauty and ugliness, everything in excess.

BLIXEN, KAREN: THE ART OF KAREN BLIXEN. Drawings and Paintings/ Tegninger og Malerier

Author: Asmussen, Marianne Wiren dfeldt & Sofie Stenkjær
Country: Denmark
Language: English/ Danish
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 159
Illustrations: 83 Color Illustrations. 25 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 11”x 9”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8789712226
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Cat. of exh.
Code: 4548

Price: $59.50

Blixen told stories, not only in words but also in drawings and paintings. This exhibition intends to present a writer who also paints-and not the inverse. Her drawings and paintings are shown side by side with selected quotes from her entire authorship. This catalogue beautifully captures this interplay of word and image, while also presenting critical essays that illuminate various aspects of her work.

BLOMSTER (Flowers).

Author: Schul, Jane and Susanne Thestrup Truelsen
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Year Published: 1999
No. of pages: 94
Illustrations: 55 Color Illustrations. 2 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8788686019
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 4057

Price: $69.50

A lovely catalogue showing the best of Danish turn of the century flower painters including Anna & Frits Syberg, Johannes Larsen, Christine Swane and more. The paintings are accompanied by botanical text.