Sigrid Hjertén, Studio, 1917, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden. Detail.
Scandinavian art has grown out of competing impulses. Artists looked to local landscapes, myths, and craft traditions, yet they were equally shaped by ideas moving across Europe. They balanced the pull of national identity with the appeal of international styles, and the weight of the past with the promise of the modern.
Across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, these exchanges flowed freely. This Scandinavian art quiz gives you a chance to discover some of the artists and works that shaped Scandinavian art and the rise of Scandinavian Modernism. So, test your eye, sharpen your knowledge, and maybe find a new favorite! Kom igen!*
*Let’s go!
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How did Danish-Norwegian painter Johan Christian Dahl help shape Nordic art?
Johan Christian Dahl, View from Stalheim, 1842, National Museum of Norway, Oslo, Norway.
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Catherine holds both a Graduate Diploma and an MA in History of Art and Architecture from Birkbeck, University of London. A passionate art historian, her research interests include Russian and Soviet art, Scandinavian Modernism, and religious and devotional art.
Elizabeth Provost
Elizabeth Provost is a visual arts journalist, editor, and scholar of the Italian Renaissance based in New York City and Toronto. She is a PhD student at the Bard Graduate Center. Learn more about her on her website: www.elizabethprovost.com
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