Vilhelm Hammershoi, 1864-1916: Danish Painter of Solitude and Light
Copenhagen/ New York: Ordrupgaard / Guggenheim Museum, 1998. Hardcover. White cloth boards with black spine lettering; black dust jacket, color illustrated on front with white lettering, bw portrait frontispiece, 191 pp, profusely illustrated throughout in bw and color. VG+/VG+. Item #180035
ISBN: 9780810969131
"This book - the catalogue accompanying a widely acclaimed exhibition at Ordrupgaard, Copenhagen, the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York - reveals the mysterious, melancholy world evoked in Hammershoi's works." "Hammershoi's originality was recognized by his peers, but his work was too controversial to gain much support in Denmark during his lifetime. However, it was appreciated by collectors and institutions in England, France, Germany, and Italy, where it became known in exhibitions from the 1890s until his death. Frequently compared to Vermeer in his extraordinary use of line, light, and shadow, Hammershoi punctuates his hallmark interiors and landscapes with a mood of concentrated solitude. His remarkable portraits of friends and family become psychological studies, often revealing the isolation and loneliness of long, dark Scandinavian Winters."--Jacket. "Ordrupgaard, Copenhagen, August 15-October 19, 1997. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, November 18, 1997-March 2, 1998. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, June 19-September 7, 1998"--Title page verso.
OCLC: 40050455
Price: $450.00