Strindberg : painter and photographer by Strindberg, August (1849-1912). Strindberg: painter and photographer (Exhibition) (2001-2002 : Stockholm, Copenhagen and Paris) - 2001

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press in association with the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2001. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 192 p. : ill. (chiefly col), ports. ; 29 cm. Notes; Published to accompany the exhibition Strindberg: painter and photographer, held at the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 9 February - 13 May 2001; the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 9 June - 16 September 2001; and the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 15 October 2001 - 27 January 2002. Bibliography: p192. Includes texts by Per Hedström, Agneta Lalander and Erik Höök and others. Contents; Partial contents Partial contents: New directions in art! or the role of chance in artistic creation / August Strindberg. Summary; The literary works of August Strindberg are admired throughout the world, but few people outside his native Scandinavia are aware of his accomplishments as a painter and photographer. This book, written by eminent authorities on Scandinavian art, is the first to bring Strindberg's dramatic and highly original artistic works to an English-speaking audience. The book begins by examining Strindberg's paintings, photographs, drawings and decorated manuscripts and discussing the importance of pictorial arts to other areas of Strindberg's oeuvre. It then focuses on Strindberg's photography, relates the experimental photographs he took during the 1890s to the natural philosophy he developed during the same period, describes his relations to artistic circles in Paris and examines his influence on the Swedish painter Carl Larsson. Richly illustrated in full colour, the book sheds new light on the achievements of this innovative and deeply troubled genius. Subjects; Strindberg, August (1849-1912) - Exhibitions. Strindberg, August (1849-1912) - Criticism and interpretation. Strindberg, August (1849-1912) - Knowledge - Photography. Strindberg, August (1849-1912) - Knowledge - Art. Photographers - Sweden - Exhibitions. Individual artists ; Individual photographers ; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900. Sweden ; (c 1800 to c 1900). Art / Individual Artists / General. Design / Graphic Arts / General. Photography ; Scandinavia ; Art. Genre; Exhibition book.