Nordic Landscape Painting in the Nineteenth Century by Torsten Gunnarsson

Nordic Landscape Painting in the Nineteenth Century by Torsten Gunnarsson. Published by Yale University Press in 1998. Hardcover. In this richly illustrated book, Torsten Gunnarsson provides for the first time a comprehensive study of landscape painting in Scandinavia during its vital period of development in the nineteenth century. Scandinavia's search for a national identity, combined with its strong sense of communion with nature, fueled a growing interest in landscape painting in the 1800s. Gunnarsson shows how the magnificent wilderness became a symbol of Nordic strength and vigor, as well as a counter-image to industr.