Christen Købke: Danish Master of Light

Christen Købke (1819–1848) was arguably the greatest painter of Denmark’s “Golden Age,” the period of the nation’s supreme artistic achievement. He had the remarkable ability to invest the simplest corner of town or countryside with charm and delicacy, without resorting to the artificial rhetoric of academic traditions. He endowed ordinary people and places, and simple motifs, with a universal significance; a world in microcosm. This beautiful book, written by leading scholars of Scandinavian art, offers an overview of Købke’s achievement within its cultural context, and also highlights the most innovative aspects of his work, including outdoor sketching, his fascination with painterly immediacy in the treatment of light and atmosphere, his exquisite originality, and his experimental outlook. Published in association with the National Galleries of Scotland Exhibition Schedule: National Gallery, London(03/17/10-06/13/10) National Gallery, Edinburgh(07/04/10-10/03/10)
ASIN: 030016663X
VSKU: BVV.030016663X.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Jackson, David|Monrad, Kasper
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: Missing dust cover, otherwise book is in good condition with some wear from normal use.