Christian Krohg's naturalism / Øystein Sjåstad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sjåstad, Øystein, author.

Series:

New directions in Scandinavian studies.

New directions in Scandinavian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Krohg, Christian, 1852-1925--Criticism and interpretation.

Krohg, Christian.

Naturalism in art.

Realism in art.

Art, European.

Europe--Intellectual life--19th century.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 238 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, [2017]

Summary:

The definitive English-language account of a singular Nordic artistThe Norwegian painter, novelist, and social critic Christian Krohg (1852–1925) is best known for creating highly political paintings of workers, prostitutes, and Skagen fishermen of the 1880s and for serving as a mentor to Edvard Munch. One of the Nordic countries’ most avant-garde naturalist artists, Krohg was influenced by French thinkers such as Émile Zola, Claude Bernard, and Hippolyte Taine, and he shocked the provincial sensibilities of his time. His work reached beyond the art world when his book Albertine and its related paintings were banned upon publication. Telling the story of a young seamstress who turns to a life of prostitution, it galvanized support for outlawing prostitution in Norway-but Krohg was also punished for the work’s sexual content.Examining the theories of Krohg and his fellow naturalists and their reception in Scandinavian intellectual circles, Øystein Sjåstad places Krohg in an international perspective and reveals his striking contribution to European naturalism. In the process, Christian Krohg’s Naturalism provides an unparalleled account of Krohg’s art.

Contents:

Christian Krohg, the radical naturalist

Naturalism, the dark side of realism

The heroism of the scientist

Hippolyte Taine and the modern breakthrough in Scandinavia

Christian Krohg in Skagen : painting according to Taine

Naturalism and the beholder : sympathy and theatricality

Naturalist paragone : literature and painting

Albertine in the police doctor's waiting room : panopticon, spectacle, speculum

Modern pessimism : from naturalism to symbolism

Epilogue : naturalism is dead, long live naturalism!

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224) and index.

ISBN:

9780295742076

0295742070

OCLC:

1300918301