L'Art moderne des pays scandinaves : Danemark, Finlande, Islande, Norvège, Suède

Under the heading ‘Scandinavian’, this book brings together five countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, whose history, culture, language and customs are as similar as they are different. It offers a comprehensive history of modern visual art in each country, focusing on its unique characteristics and its relationships with its neighbours, as well as with the rest of the art world.

This volume focuses on the careers and works of painters and sculptors, from the most famous to the least known, including Vilhelm Hammershøi and Franciska Clausen, Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Fanny Churberg, Gerdur Helgadóttir and Finnur Jónsson, Edvard Munch and Harriet Backer, Hilma af Klint and Anders Zorn. From the 1870s to the 1950s, it offers a journey where originality and tradition intertwine, highlighting the long and significant presence of female artists in these countries where women's rights were defended very early on.