At Home & Abroad: The Swedish Artist Colony

In her book, 'Rural Artists Colonies in Europe, 1870-1910', Nina Lubbren looks at why thousands of artists during the nineteenth-century up and left the urban capitals of Europe and instead chose to live and work in the countryside. This was indeedĀ the case for the Scandinavian artist, not only abroad but at home as well. FocusingĀ on … Continue reading At Home & Abroad: The Swedish Artist Colony

1912: Scandinavian Art Comes to America

You don't realise how quickly time has passed by until you open your diary and January is over, and February has begun. At the beginning of last month I officially started my PhD (glutton for punishment). So I thought that part of my blog would become a way of introducing little elements of my research, … Continue reading 1912: Scandinavian Art Comes to America