The Golden Age of Finnish Art – Art Nouveau and the National Spirit by John Boulton Smith (Otava 1975) is a comprehensive presentation of art in Finland between 1880s and 1910s.
The remarkable Finnish pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair of 1900 proved to be a landmark in Finland’s cultural history. never before had her artists and architects so consistently striven to present a collective image of their country’s cultural identity to the outside world. The pavilion’s design by the young architects Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen, the paintings by Gallen-Kallela and other leading artists, the Iris factory and the Friends of Finnish Handicraft Society, all combined to make a unique artistic impact which received encouraging international recognition (…) This book tells the story of this renaissance in Finnish art, tracing its development through he 19th century, discussing its achievements in relation to contemporary international art and concluding with its emergence into the first ten years of this century.
– John Boulton Smith, The Golden Age of Finnish Art – Art Nouveau and the National Spirit (Otava, 1975), excerpt from the book description
The text is in English. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs and art images, both in colour and black-and-white.
Our copy in stock is in nice condition. The pages are clean, no markings; some toning occur. The glueing of the binding is fine. The covers show traces of edge wear, shelf wear, toning, and use.
