Women Artists in Denmark 1880–1910 – In Search of the Modern - Inge Lise Mogen Bech, Sara Alfort, Mette Sandbye, Lone Kølle Martinsen, Lene Bøgh

Women Artists in Denmark 1880-1910: In Search of the Modern follows a number of female Danish artists who rebelled against the notion that art was a male-dominated discipline. They attended Georg Brandes’ lectures, discarded their corsets, and experimented with new artistic expressions. They were not merely spectators of the Modern Breakthrough in Scandinavia: they actively participated in it. By examining the period’s literature, photographs, satire, and art, this book demonstrates how these... Zobrazit více