Christian Krohg's Naturalism
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Christian Krohg's Naturalism

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Christian Krohg's Naturalism

About this book

The definitive English-language account of a singular Nordic artist The Norwegian painter, novelist, and social critic Christian Krohg (1852–1925) is best known for creating highly political paintings of workers, prostitutes, and Skagen fishermen of the 1880s and for serving as a mentor to Edvard Munch. One of the Nordic countries' most avant-garde naturalist artists, Krohg was influenced by French thinkers such as Émile Zola, Claude Bernard, and Hippolyte Taine, and he shocked the provincial sensibilities of his time. His work reached beyond the art world when his book Albertine and its related paintings were banned upon publication. Telling the story of a young seamstress who turns to a life of prostitution, it galvanized support for outlawing prostitution in Norway—but Krohg was also punished for the work's sexual content. Examining the theories of Krohg and his fellow naturalists and their reception in Scandinavian intellectual circles, Øystein Sjåstad places Krohg in an international perspective and reveals his striking contribution to European naturalism. In the process, Christian Krohg's Naturalism provides an unparalleled account of Krohg's art.

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Table of contents

  1. Christian Krohg’s Naturalism
  2. Title
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter One: Christian Krohg, the Radical Naturalist
  5. Chapter Two: Naturalism, the Dark Side of Realism
  6. Chapter Three: The Heroism of the Scientist
  7. Chapter Four: Hippolyte Taine and the Modern Breakthrough in Scandinavia
  8. Chapter Five: Christian Krohg in Skagen
  9. Chapter Six: Naturalism and the Beholder
  10. Chapter Seven: Naturalist Paragone
  11. Chapter Eight: Albertine in the Police Doctor’s Waiting Room
  12. Chapter Nine: Modern Pessimism
  13. Epilogue: Naturalism Is Dead, Long Live Naturalism!
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index