Scanian Landscape Paintings–Identity and Historiography 1885–1915
(2024) KOVM12 20241Division of Art History and Visual Studies
- Abstract
- This thesis explores reasons of the marginalization of Scanian landscape paintings in the Swedish art history between 1885–1915. The first research question will investigate the construction of the narrative of Swedish art history and how it correlates to the perceived image of Sweden at the turn of the century. The second question examines the consequences this has had for the perception of the Scanian art. By comparing the image of Sweden with the Scanian landscape paintings, the third question explore the similarities and differences between them. The period holds a prominent place in Swedish art history, marked by a craze for nature that led artists to explore Swedish landscapes. Although differences between the individual landscapes... (More)
- This thesis explores reasons of the marginalization of Scanian landscape paintings in the Swedish art history between 1885–1915. The first research question will investigate the construction of the narrative of Swedish art history and how it correlates to the perceived image of Sweden at the turn of the century. The second question examines the consequences this has had for the perception of the Scanian art. By comparing the image of Sweden with the Scanian landscape paintings, the third question explore the similarities and differences between them. The period holds a prominent place in Swedish art history, marked by a craze for nature that led artists to explore Swedish landscapes. Although differences between the individual landscapes were seen as the diversity of the nation’s identity, depictions of Scania have largely been excluded. Seen through art history, this has contributed to a one-sided image of Sweden. A selection of survey textbooks in general art history and a series of Scanian landscape paintings, presented at Malmö Museum between 1908–1914, forms the corpus of the thesis. In the critical historiography, I apply theories by Foucault, Piotrowski, and White. In the analyses of the art works, I am informed by W. J. T Mitchell, and consider the art works to be active identity makers. To produce new knowledge and meaning in relation to the context of Scania, I conduct semiotic analyses based on Saussure, Peirce, and Barthes. The investigation reveals how the narrative is constructed and its dominating ideals, but most important is from which position the narrative is written. From that point of view, the image of the peripheral Scania did not fit in. The investigation also show that it is possible to change a narrative that has been reproduced for 100 years. (Less)
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- author
- Johansson, Anna LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- KOVM12 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- nationalism, Scania, identity, historiography, periphery
- language
- English
- id
- 9176848
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- 2024-11-04 09:21:42
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abstract = {{This thesis explores reasons of the marginalization of Scanian landscape paintings in the Swedish art history between 1885–1915. The first research question will investigate the construction of the narrative of Swedish art history and how it correlates to the perceived image of Sweden at the turn of the century. The second question examines the consequences this has had for the perception of the Scanian art. By comparing the image of Sweden with the Scanian landscape paintings, the third question explore the similarities and differences between them. The period holds a prominent place in Swedish art history, marked by a craze for nature that led artists to explore Swedish landscapes. Although differences between the individual landscapes were seen as the diversity of the nation’s identity, depictions of Scania have largely been excluded. Seen through art history, this has contributed to a one-sided image of Sweden. A selection of survey textbooks in general art history and a series of Scanian landscape paintings, presented at Malmö Museum between 1908–1914, forms the corpus of the thesis. In the critical historiography, I apply theories by Foucault, Piotrowski, and White. In the analyses of the art works, I am informed by W. J. T Mitchell, and consider the art works to be active identity makers. To produce new knowledge and meaning in relation to the context of Scania, I conduct semiotic analyses based on Saussure, Peirce, and Barthes. The investigation reveals how the narrative is constructed and its dominating ideals, but most important is from which position the narrative is written. From that point of view, the image of the peripheral Scania did not fit in. The investigation also show that it is possible to change a narrative that has been reproduced for 100 years.}},
author = {{Johansson, Anna}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Scanian Landscape Paintings–Identity and Historiography 1885–1915}},
year = {{2024}},
}