The Art of Vilhelm Hammershoi


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Chris Wade looks at the art of the Danish painter, Vilhelm Hammershoi, famous for his minimalist style and mysterious interiors. The book includes an essay on Hammershoi, dozens of colour reproductions, plus an interview with long-time Hammershoi admirer, Michael Palin.




Hammershøi


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This comprehensive survey, published to coincide with a major exhibition, explores the work of the Danish painter Vilhelm Hammersh�i (1864-1916). In haunting interior scenes, Hammersh�i dispensed with anecdotal detail, transforming his apartment into a series of disturbingly empty spaces. The same strange stillness can be seen in his portraits, landscapes, and city views of his native Copenhagen and of London, in all of which the passage of time appears to have been inexplicably suspended. Expertly produced, Hammersh�i explores the singularity of the artist’s vision, placing his achievement in the context of ?n-de-si�cle Symbolist art and examining his links with Dutch masters of the seventeenth century. Widely revered in Europe during his lifetime, Hammersh�i is now ripe for rediscovery.




Vilhelm Hammershøi and Danish Art at the Turn of the Century


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Vilhelm Hammershoi was a leading Danish painter of his generation. In this illustrated book - winner of the Amelienborg Prize in its Danish version - the author examines the life and work of Hammershoi.




In Another Light


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Between 1790 and 1910, Danish painters developed a national school of art that matched the artistic centres of France, Germany and Britain. The range of outstanding works created by Nicolai Abildgaard, Jens Juel, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Christen Købke, P. S. Krøyer and Vilhelm Hammershøi reflect and refract the great stylistic tendencies of European art of the 19th century, including Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism and Symbolism. Illustrated with over two hundred key works of art drawn from the leading Danish collections, this is the only book available in English that surveys Danish painting across the 19th century. Written by a major scholar in the field, and featuring all the icons of the Danish Golden Age, this is an essential addition to all art libraries.










Mort Künstler


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An unequaled selection of illustrator Mort Künstler's finest work from the men's adventure magazine (MAM) era, collected in a bold, colorful collection. Available in both softcover and expanded, deluxe hardcover editions.




Hammershoi and Europe


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Now available in a paperback edition, this comprehensive volume on the great Danish painter Hammershøi places him within the context of his European contemporaries. This generously illustrated volume examines Hammershøi’s work as a whole and in relation to the artists of his generation. Hammershøi’s enigmatic paintings, with their rich and muted palettes, have always enjoyed enormous popularity in Scandinavia, and recently his work has received renewed attention across the globe. Thematically arranged, this volume includes beautiful reproductions and essays that focus on Hammershøi’s isolated private life and travels; his time in London and Germany; and comparisons between him and such notable painters as Seurat, Gauguin, and Whistler. Fans of this remarkable painter, and anyone interested in modern art, will enjoy this celebration of Hammershøi as a part of the pantheon of great European painters.




At Home


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This edition contains reproductions of ravishing works by more than 100 artists, from Maes and Vermeer to Sargent, Bonnard, and Cassatt to Hopper and Tanning. The story starts with interiors from the 17th century and continues through the 19th.