Harriet Backer: Every Atom is Colour

Name: Harriet Backer: Every Atom is Colour
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Harriet Backer (1845-1932) was a leading figure in Norwegian painting and a trailblazer for women artists in Europe. This book presents her vibrant works—ranging from richly coloured interiors and rural scenes to portraits and still lifes—highlighting her blend of plein-air painting, realism, and Impressionism. It also explores her influential role as a teacher and her international career in cities like Paris and Munich.
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This book is ideal for enthusiasts of 19th-century European art, students of women artists’ history, and anyone interested in Norwegian cultural heritage and Impressionism.

Catalog of an exhibition held at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway, 29 September 2023 - 14 January 2024; at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden, 22 February - 18 August 2024; at Musâee d'Orsay, Paris, France, 24 September 2024 - 11 January 2025; at Kode Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen, Norway, 21 February - 15 June 2025.

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The grande dame of Norwegian Painting - teacher of Nikolai Astrup and Harald Sohlberg.

Harriet Backer (1845-1932) was one of Norway's most prominent painters of the 19th century and a pioneer among women artists in Europe. In 1880, she debuted in the Paris Salon and lived in Munich and Paris. Back in Oslo, she established a successful school for painters.

This catalogue presents Backer to an international audience, thus giving her back the place she deserves in art history.

Harriet Backer's richly coloured interior scenes, sensitive portrayals of simple rural life, her portraits and still lifes are characterised by plein-air painting, realism and Impressionism. Her works stand out, not only in Norway, but also in the European context, when it comes to originality, scope and quality.

The publication highlights her artistic achievements and places her oeuvre in the European context.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777442105

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 December 2023

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 200 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Edited by Vibeke Waallann Hansen
Edited by Tove Haugsbo
Edited by Kristian Wikborg Wiese
Text by E. Boe Bierlich
Text by R. Bø
Text by V. Dalåsen
Text by T. Haugsbø
Text by E. Lerberg
Text by M. Liu

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1220g

Pages: 240

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Vibeke Waallann Hansen is an art historian and curator at the National Museum, Oslo.

Tove Haugsbø is senior curator at Astrupsenteret at KODE Art Museums, Bergen.

Kristian Wikborg Wiese is editor at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.