Search Results: Scandinavian from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Stockholm and Uddevalla: Nationalmuseum; Bohuslaningens Boktr., 1985. 351 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Essays in Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish, with summary in English. Catalogue portion in Swedish. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Foreedge lightly soiled, age toning. 1880-tal i Nordiskt Maleri = 1880s in Nordic Painting. CONTENTS: Nordiskt 80-tal: verklighet, luft och ljus, by S. Ringbom; Konstnarsrevolterna, by B. Lindwall; Sosial tendens-kunst, by K. Berg & O. Thue; Kunstnerkolonien pa Skagen, by H. Westergaard; Katalog; Kalendarium; Bibliografi, utstallningar; Summary in English; Svenska akademiska maleriet under 1850-1880-talen, by T. Gunnarsson.. 1st.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Dresden: Verlag Ernst Arnold, 1922. xix pages, 99 plates; 25 cm. Text in German/Text Deutsch. Mit 100 Abbildungen = With 100 illustrations. Good+. Firm binding, unmarked. Hinges reinforced with book tape. Anders Zorn als Radierer = Anders Zorn as Etcher.. 1st. Hardcover. Good. 4to.

Mora, Sweden: Zornsamlingarna, 1991. Pictorial boards, 88 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm Parallel text in Swedish, English, German and French. Exhibition held 1 June to 15 September 1991, at the Zornmuseet, Mora. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Collectible.

Long Beach, CA: University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, 1984. 69 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Edition of 1500 copies. Exhibition held November 27-December 19, 1984. Organized by the Museum Studies Certificate Program. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Anders Zorn (1860-1920) was one of the best-known Swedish artists of his day, influenced by European Realism and Impressionism. His traveled widely and his works were popular in both Europe and the United States. Includes several essays, footnoted.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Frederick Keppel & Co., 1913. 34 pages, illustrations; 15 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 24mo.

Oslo: Municipality of Oslo and Oslo Travel Association, 1962. 96 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. . Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

London and New York: Sotheby's Publications; Harper & Row, 1987. Cloth, 223 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Drawing Center, New York, April 11 to July 22, 1987, and at the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, August 7 to October 19, 1987. Published in association with the Drawing Center, New York. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.

New York and London: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Cloth, 48 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Designed by Gerard Nook. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author, with a personalized inscription. Age toning. Dust jacket price-clipped on the front flap, with closed tears/back cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Oblong. Collectible.

Chicago and New Haven, CT: Art Institute of Chicago; Yale University Press, 2009. 231 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map; 32 cm. Issued in connection with an exhibition held February 14 to April 26, 2009 at the Art Institute of Chicago. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Droplet stain/top edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Two potent myths have traditionally defined our understanding of the artist Edvard Munch (1862-1944): he was mentally unstable, as his iconic work The Scream (1893) suggests, and he was radically independent, following his own singular vision. Becoming Edvard Munch: Influence, Anxiety, and Myth persuasively challenges these entrenched perceptions. In this book, Jay A. Clarke demonstrates that Munch was thoroughly in control of his artistic identity, a savvy businessman skilled in responding to the market and shaping popular opinion. Moreover, the author… Read More

San Francisco: International Center for the Arts at San Francisco State University, 2006. 64 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 26 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco State University, February 11 to March 16, 2006. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Includes: Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Jesper Just, Annika Larsson, and Annica Karlsson Rixon. "Bent looks at the ways in which issues of gender and sexuality inform the work of four artists: Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Jesper Just, Annika Larsson, and Annica Karlsson Rixon. Through photography, video, and film, they draw from the rich media bank of images of masculinity and feminity circulated in advertising, film, historical art, and popular culture. Constructing dialogues between past, present, and future, and acknowledging the growing role mediated images play in culture, Ahtila, Just, Larsson, and Karlsson Rixon explore the importance of images of gender and… Read More

London: Institute of Contemporary Arts, 2012. 157 pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, September 25-November 18, 2012. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. A portion of the exhibition is a collaboration between Melgaard and the Norwegian architectural firm Sn hetta.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Collectible.

[Helsinki?], Finland: Brita Flander and Elina Sorainen, 1999. 31 pages, colour illustrations; 22 cm. Text in English. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Wraps lightly rubbed. Brita Flander works in glass and Elina Sorainen in stoneware. Includes artists' statements and reproductions of their works. Glass art, pottery.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Lund: Gleerupska Universitets-Bokhandeln, 1908. 64 pages, 59 pages of plates, chiefly illustrations; 15 cm. Sma konstbocker, no. 4. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps, expected browning.. Paperback. Good. 16mo.

Bergen, Norway: Bergen Municipal Art Museums, 1980. 88 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Roskilde, Denmark: Flensborg, 1955. 32 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Roskilde Domkirke.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

New York: Adelson Galleries, 1991. [28] pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held May 10 to June 29, 1991 at the Adelson Galleries. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Copenhagen: Chr. Erichsens Forlag, 1961. 88 pages (chiefly plates, part colour); 27 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Previous owner's signature/flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Metro Books, 2013. Pictorial boards, 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Originally published as: Vikings: a history of the Norse people. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2013. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket with a closed tear/back cover. "In this book, the narrative of Viking history is examined from the 8th to the 11th centuries. Illustrated with more than 150 color and black-and-white photographs and artworks, Vikings is an expertly written history that will overturn some of the myths we have read about the Norsemen and introduce the reader to some startling truths." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1966. xxv, 218 pages, illustrations, map; 28 cm. First published, 1948. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spotting/edges. Another copy available.. Paperback. Good. 4to.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1966. xxv, 218 pages, illustrations, map; 28 cm. First published, 1948. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Edges lightly soiled.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.