Harriet Backer.
Orsay Museum/Flammarion| N° d'inventaire | 31435 |
| Format | 21.5 x 27.5 |
| Détails | 184 p., numerous illustrations, bound, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782080453389 |
Catalogue of the exhibition Harriet Backer (1845-1932). The Music of Colors at the Musée d'Orsay from September 24, 2024 to January 12, 2025.
Little known outside her own country, Harriet Backer (1845-1932) was nevertheless the most renowned female painter in Norway at the end of the 19th century. After training in Munich and Paris, drawing inspiration from the naturalist movement and the innovations of Impressionism, this cosmopolitan artist created a highly personal body of work.
Harriet Backer captured the private sphere and explored it throughout her career. Rural interiors in Brittany and Norway, everyday rooms, the studio-living rooms of the Parisian homes of artists in her Scandinavian network, and typical Norwegian churches became her favorite motifs. Music also held a central place in Backer's life, and her sister, Agathe, a renowned composer, strongly influenced her work, as if the piano and the brush vibrated in unison, carried along by a single impulse.
This first French monograph devoted to the artist sheds light on the special links maintained between Norwegian painters and the Parisian avant-garde, highlights the trajectory of a strong-willed woman and reveals her singular touch, both free and thoughtful, and her masterful use of color.
Catalogue of the exhibition Harriet Backer (1845-1932). The Music of Colors at the Musée d'Orsay from September 24, 2024 to January 12, 2025.
Little known outside her own country, Harriet Backer (1845-1932) was nevertheless the most renowned female painter in Norway at the end of the 19th century. After training in Munich and Paris, drawing inspiration from the naturalist movement and the innovations of Impressionism, this cosmopolitan artist created a highly personal body of work.
Harriet Backer captured the private sphere and explored it throughout her career. Rural interiors in Brittany and Norway, everyday rooms, the studio-living rooms of the Parisian homes of artists in her Scandinavian network, and typical Norwegian churches became her favorite motifs. Music also held a central place in Backer's life, and her sister, Agathe, a renowned composer, strongly influenced her work, as if the piano and the brush vibrated in unison, carried along by a single impulse.
This first French monograph devoted to the artist sheds light on the special links maintained between Norwegian painters and the Parisian avant-garde, highlights the trajectory of a strong-willed woman and reveals her singular touch, both free and thoughtful, and her masterful use of color.