Nordic painters embraced French Realism, Naturalism and Impressionism, founding outdoor art colonies in Skagen and Funen.
Perhaps it is the unique climate of the far north, the extremes of the Polar night and Midnight sun, which has forged such a distinctive Scandinavian culture. Danish, Swedish, Finish and Norwegian painters embraced modernity in terms of technique and subject matter, following in the footsteps of the French Realists, Naturalists, Impressionists and Symbolists. Many studied in Paris, but they invariably came home establishing rural colonies to paint en plein air or directly from nature outdoors. At Skagen, on the northern tip of Jutland, Denmark, Kroyer focused on depicting the life of the fisherfolk.
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Anne Anderson
With a first degree in archaeology and a PhD in English, Anne was a senior lecturer in Art and Design History at Southampton Solent University for 14 year. She has curated four national exhibitions, including Ancient Landscape, Pastoral Visions: Samuel Palmer to the Ruralists (2008), The Truth About Faeries (2009-11), Under the Greenwood: Picturing the British Tree (2013) and Beyond the Brotherhood The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy (2019-20). Her book on The Perseus Series accompanied the Edward Burne-Jones exhibition (2018, Tate Britain). Anne has also published over a hundred academic papers. She has held several prestigious fellowships including Fellow of the Huntington Library, CA (2008-09 and 2018-19) and Fellow of the Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Library and Museum (2009/10). Currently a guide and lecturer, Anne specialises in Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts art tours. Her career as an international speaker has taken her all over the world, including Jersey, Spain, Germany, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. She undertook her sixth lecture tour for ADFAS/ArtsNational Australia in 2024.
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