Sweden—a country located in the center of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. This exhibition will showcase works from the golden age of Swedish painting, which has attracted widespread international attention in recent years. In the 1880s, a younger generation of artists in Sweden began studying in France, feeling drawn to realism—the naturalist representation of people and nature as they are. When at last returning to their homeland, they pursued richly intimate and emotional expression of nature, people close to them, and the hidden radiance of everyday life, seeking to create a uniquely Swedish art style displaying their national identity.
With the full cooperation of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, this exhibition will explore the unique aesthetic sensibility of Northern Europe, where people draw richness from living intimately with nature, through vibrant Swedish paintings from the late 19th to early 20th century.