Revisiting Asta Nørregaard in the Studio
In 1883 Asta Nørregaard (1853–1933) created her programmatic self-portrait where she is seen working alone in her studio on the altarpiece for Gjøvik church in Norway. This article presents Nørregaard’s previously unpublished correspondence with her close friend Hildegard Thorell...
| Published in: | Kunst og Kultur |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bokmål |
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Scandinavian University Press
2018-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.idunn.no/kk/2018/01-02/revisiting_asta_noerregaard_in_the_studio |
| Summary: | In 1883 Asta Nørregaard (1853–1933) created her programmatic self-portrait where she is seen working alone in her studio on the
altarpiece for Gjøvik church in Norway. This article presents Nørregaard’s previously unpublished correspondence with her close
friend Hildegard Thorell (1850–1930), which provides critical insights into the artist’s life in Paris, her work and studio
practices. Instead of understanding the self-portrait’s contemplative spirit as expressive of a feeling of isolation in
contemporary society and art circles, as put forward by previous research, this study argues for reading In the Studio as a
variation on the theme of the Romantic artist as solitary genius. |
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| ISSN: | 0023-5415 1504-3029 |