Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

From Realistic Portrayals to Decorative Form: The Lysaker Circle and “Norwegian” Tradition

From Realistic Portrayals to Decorative Form: The Lysaker Circle and “Norwegian” Tradition AbstractThis article considers the role of Erik Werenskiold as the leader of the Lysaker community and the creation of a modern, national art characterized by the decorative. The group, including Gerhard Munthe, was strongly influenced by the theorist Andreas Aubert, whose ideas were in direct opposition to Jens Thiis, his rival for the directorship of the Norwegian National Gallery. The article focuses on this rivalry and also discusses the group’s attempts to influence the direction taken by the Norwegian National Academy of Arts. Among the most important French artists in terms of the development of the Lysaker style was Henri Matisse, whose impact is seen in the work of Henrik Sørensen and Oluf Wold-Torne. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Art in Translation Taylor & Francis

From Realistic Portrayals to Decorative Form: The Lysaker Circle and “Norwegian” Tradition

Messel, Nils; Hedger, Rosie
Art in Translation , Volume 9 (4): 24 – Oct 2, 2017
Download PDF

From Realistic Portrayals to Decorative Form: The Lysaker Circle and “Norwegian” Tradition

Abstract

AbstractThis article considers the role of Erik Werenskiold as the leader of the Lysaker community and the creation of a modern, national art characterized by the decorative. The group, including Gerhard Munthe, was strongly influenced by the theorist Andreas Aubert, whose ideas were in direct opposition to Jens Thiis, his rival for the directorship of the Norwegian National Gallery. The article focuses on this rivalry and also discusses the group’s attempts to influence the direction...
Loading next page...
 
/lp/taylor-francis/from-realistic-portrayals-to-decorative-form-the-lysaker-circle-and-S705TTry7X
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2017 Nils Messel. All right reserved.
ISSN
1756-1310
DOI
10.1080/17561310.2017.1382087
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

AbstractThis article considers the role of Erik Werenskiold as the leader of the Lysaker community and the creation of a modern, national art characterized by the decorative. The group, including Gerhard Munthe, was strongly influenced by the theorist Andreas Aubert, whose ideas were in direct opposition to Jens Thiis, his rival for the directorship of the Norwegian National Gallery. The article focuses on this rivalry and also discusses the group’s attempts to influence the direction taken by the Norwegian National Academy of Arts. Among the most important French artists in terms of the development of the Lysaker style was Henri Matisse, whose impact is seen in the work of Henrik Sørensen and Oluf Wold-Torne.

Journal

Art in Translation – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 2, 2017

Keywords: Lysaker; decorative painting; Erik Werenskiold; Gerhard Munthe; Andreas Aubert

There are no references for this article.