Neoclassicism In The North

Groth, Hakan

ISBN 10: 0847812731 / ISBN 13: 9780847812738

Published by Rizzoli, 1990

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As New copy in like dustwrapper. Flawless copy of first aAmerican edition. 224 pages with Catalog of Furniture Types and Styles, Notes on the Architects, Artists, Craftsmen and Index. A gorgeously illustrated with 388 illustrations of which 204 are in full colour; orange endpapers, frontispiece. This is a heavy and/or oversized book, which CANNOT be EXPEDITE shipped for the quoted shipping price. Contact us prior to purchasing if you require EXPEDITE US or any type of INTERNATIONAL shipping. Hakan Groth and Fritz von der Schulenburg open the doors to a beautiful variety of Swedish interiors from royal salons with exquisite Pompeian ornament to modest spatter-painted Biedermeier halls.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Neoclassicism In The North
• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847812731
• ISBN 13: 9780847812738
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

When Crown Prince Gustaf returned from Versailles in 1771 to ascend the throne of Sweden, he was determined to give his country a leading place in Europe culturally as well as politically. The style he fostered -- Neoclassicism -- was itself an international movement; there are echos in the interiors displayed here of the Louis XVI and Empire modes. Pieces of furniture may reflect French, English, or German influences, or be copied from objects discovered at Pompeii -- but all are suffused by a distinctively Swedish freshness and the northern light.

From royal salons to modest spatter-painted Biedermeier halls, Hakan Groth and Fritz von der Schulenburg open the doors on an astonishing sequence of interiors; some, intensely private, are little known even in Sweden. The evocative photographs, all specially taken for this book, present in detail the decoration and furnishings of twenty houses and apartments. The text traces the evolution of the Neoclassical style in Sweden, placing it in its wider European context, and explores each of the buildings and its history. Plans, and original drawings by the architects and designers, complete the picture.

These beautiful interiors are of unique value today not only as treasure houses of superb craftsmanship but also as a stimulus to contemporary decorators, and as a reminder that an international language can be spoken in a delightfully personal way.