Frances Carey Boeken

A pioneering painter and print-maker, Nikolai Astrup(1880-1928) spent his life capturing the landscapes of his home in WesternNorway, imbuing his work with mysticism and an enigmatic symbolic content. Thefirst UK exhibition of his work will run at the Dulwich Picture Gallery fromFebruary to May 2016. Over 90 oil paintings and prints will explore the breadthand depth of Astrup's unique artistic practice, shining a spotlight on of oneof Norway's most renowned artists of the twentieth century.Frances Carey is an independent curator and consultant whowas formerly Deputy Keeper of Prints and Drawings and Head of NationalProgrammes at the British Museum. She has published on the history of art andculture from the eighteenth century to the present day. Ian A.C. Dejardin isthe Sackler Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. He graduated with aMaster (Hons) in History of Art from Edinburgh University; appointed Curator atDulwich in 1997, he became the gallery's Director in 2005 and since then haspresided over a varied and international exhibition program. MaryAnne Stevensis an independent art historian and curator who has previously worked at theRoyal Academy of Arts, London, as Director of Academic Affairs, before servingas Acting Secretary for three years. She has been published extensively, andcurated or co-curated many major international exhibitions, including Life and Jean-Etienne Liotard.

[ British Museum Publications, 1984] COLLECTORS FINE. Softcover. Interior pages very fine. 272 pages, with color and b&w plates. -- British Museum exhibition catalogue. Includes works by Max Beckmann, Edvard Munch, Paul Klee, Kathe Kollwitz and more.

This is a beautifully illustrated book celebrating the significance of trees throughout history and across the globe, looking at their place in nature, fiction, belief and art. Trees - actual, mythical and metaphorical - are at the heart of mankind's relationship with the natural and supernatural world, a relationship that serves as a powerful index of both ecological and spiritual well-being. The Meaning and Myth is beautifully illustrated with an incredible range of art and artefacts offering a wide-ranging cross-cultural approach to the subject. We encounter the Egyptian tree goddess Hathor dispensing sustenance in the afterlife; the mighty oak sacred to Zeus; Adam and Eve alongside the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; the Buddha under the bodhi tree of enlightenment; Rembrandt's celebrated etching The Three Trees; and trees in modern art. Profiles of twenty-five trees arranged alphabetically are complemented by a wonderfully diverse selection of images. A sample of the trees featured include Baobab, Birch, Eucalyptus, Olive, Poplar, Oak, and Cocoa. 200 colour illustrations showcase an incredible range of art and artefacts, from Egyptian wall paintings, to ancient Greek vases and jewellery, Indian temple sculptures, Japanese woodcuts, Indonesian shadow puppets, British watercolours and a twenty-first-century tree of life from Mozambique.