This exhibition takes a broad view of the period in 19th-century art known as Romanticism, aiming to explain what constituted the movement and how it influenced its time, as well as showing how to this day, we still encounter many of the questions and ideas posed by Romanticism. Historic artists on view include Caspar David Friedrich, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and Eugène Delacroix, while some of the show's contemporary artists are Mariele Neudecker, Leif Engström, Helene Schmitz, Ann Frössén, and Lars Nilsson.
A software programmer turned artist, Elias Crespin is one of the few living artists whose work is represented at the Louvre. This show features several of his mobile sculptures, which move slowly and gracefully in intricate, precise formations, seemingly floating freely in the air.
The artist group Die Brücke is Germany’s most important contribution to international modernism, formed in Dresden in 1905 by the four young architecture students Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. In collaboration with the Brücke Museum in Berlin, this show encompasses around two hundred works, emblematic of the significance and reach of Die Brücke.
Through five centuries of portraits, this exhibit examines themes like family, the cultural elite, and the royal house of Sweden. The work shows different ideals of appearance and fashion, while it also reflects how ideas of status, social identity, and profession have changed over the centuries.
French artist Pierre Bonnard was known as a master of color. Exploring this influence, this exhibit showcases his painting alongside works from other notable Nordic artists.
This exhibit focuses on diverse artistic expression during the major social changes of the early 20th century. A celebration of Swedish Modernism, the show includes work by Anna Casparsson, Isaac Grünewald, Hilding Linnqvist, Vera Nilsson, Ragnar Sandberg, and others.
This exhibition looks at the different ways drawing is used to observe surroundings and convey the intangible. On display are works that use multiple materials and methods from around 100 Swedish and international artists.
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