Gerhard Munthe
Norwegian Pioneer of Modernism
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- Inspired by antiquity, Norwegian folk art and Japonisme, Norwegian Gerhard Munthe was one of the most groundbreaking and innovative artists in the late 1800s, active as a designer in the fields of tapestries, carpets, furniture, stained glass, silver, porcelain, wallpaper, wrought iron, book bindings, fonts and interior decoration
- Scholarly presentation of Gerhard Munthe's oeuvre with special emphasis on his interior decoration projects and tapestry designs
- Accompanies a retrospective at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo (NO), in the summer of 2018
Full Description
Gerhard Munthe (1849-1929) is one of the most unique and important artists within the art nouveau movement and a significant contributor to its international diversity. His radical, abstract style based partly on old Norwegian folk art is today considered a precursor of twentieth-century modernism. Among Munthe’s greatest achievements are his countless room decorations, of which the Holmenkollen Turisthotell (1896-1898) in Oslo and Håkonshallen (1910-1915) in Bergen are the most significant. A series of illustrations of old Norwegian ballads and fairy tales made in 1892-1893 became the basis for a renewal of the decorative arts in Scandinavia, notably in the weaving industry. Munthe’s work as a designer covers most fields within the decorative arts: tapestries, carpets, furniture, stained glass, silver, porcelain, wallpaper, wrought iron, book bindings, fonts and ex libris.
Published to accompany the exhibition at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, 8 June-2 September 2018.
Specifications
- Publisher
- Arnoldsche Art Publishers
- ISBN
- 9783897905177
- Published
- 18th Jun 2018
- Binding
- Hardback
- Territory
- UK, US, Eastern Europe, France, Benelux, Japan, South Korea, Africa, South America & Ireland exclusive. South Africa, N&M East, China non-exclusive
- Size
- 280 mm x 240 mm
- Pages
- 288 Pages
- Illustrations
- 249 color, 50 b&w
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