Category: artist colony
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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 indeed the case for the Scandinavian artist, not only abroad but at home as well. Focusing on…
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Exhibition Review: The Legacy of the Ancher’s, Skagen Museum
The exhibition Arven fra Anchers, or The Legacy of the Ancher’s, is currently on show at the Skagen Museum, and provides a superb insight into the artistic process of both Michael and Anna Ancher, as well as the impact an artistic upbringing had on their only child Helga. Upon entering, it is Michael Ancher’s Girl…
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A Scandinavian in Paris: A Look at a Foreign Artist Community
I became inspired to write this post after purchasing a book entitled, Foreign Artists and Communities in Modern Paris, 1870-1914: Strangers in Paradise. Although brief mention is made of the Scandinavian artistic contingency which settled in the Paris region of Montparnasse, the focus relies very much on the groups of artists originating from Poland, the…
Isabelle Gapp 