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Kirsten Kjær : menneske maler
- Title
- Kirsten Kjær : menneske maler / Hanne Abildgaard
- Author
- Kjær, Kirsten, 1893-1985
- Publication
- København K : Strandberg Publishing, 2023
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | ND723.K54 A4 2023g | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Abildgaard, Hanne
- Description
- 398 pages : illustrations, portraits; 29 cm
- Summary
- The visual artist Kirsten Kjær (1893-1985) showed with her portraits a very special ability to see deep into the human psyche. She received wide recognition during her lifetime, and at the age of 85 she got her own museum. Still, her efforts have never really been the subject of an art historical treatment- until now! In this monograph, art historian Hanne Abildgaard starts from the works and extensive archive material and delves into Kirsten Kjær's life and work. Kjær lived perfectly without regard to conventions and threw herself into heart-breaking hardships to experience new places and people who could inspire her, from California to northern Lapland - a lifestyle that earned her nicknames such as 'Denmark's only living volcano'. The book sheds light on Kirsten Kjær and places her in Danish modernism, so that in the future she can get the recognition she deserves
- Billedkunstneren Kirsten Kjær (1893-1985) viste med sine portrætter en helt særlig evne til at se dybt i den menneskelige psyke. Hun modtog bred anerkendelse i sin levetid, og som 85-årig fik hun sit eget museum. Alligevel har hendes indsats aldrig for alvor været genstand for en kunsthistorisk behandling - indtil nu! I denne monografi tager kunsthistoriker Hanne Abildgaard udgangspunkt i værkerne og et omfangsrigt arkivmateriale og dykker ned i Kirsten Kjærs liv og virke. Kjær levede fuldkommen uden hensyn til konventioner og kastede sig ud i halsbrækkende strabadser for at opleve nye steder og mennesker, der kunne inspirere hende, lige fra Californien til det nordlige Lapland ? en livsstil, der sikrede hende tilnavne som 'Danmarks eneste levende vulkan'. Bogen kaster lys over Kirsten Kjær og placerer hende i den danske modernisme, så hun for fremtiden kan få den anerkendelse, hun er fortjent til.
- Alternative Title
- Menneske maler
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-394) and index
- ISBN
- 9788794102797
- 8794102791
- OCLC
- on1379058428
- 1379058428
- SCSB-14590966
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries