Author: (Josephson, Ernst). Zennstrom, Per-Olov
Title: Ernst Josephson: En Studie
Description: Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Soners Forlag, (1946). (1946). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Soners Forlag, (1946). (1946). Very good. - Large octavo [9-3/4 inches high by 6-7/8 inches wide], three quarters gray buckram & decorative reddish brown paper covered boards titled in gilt on the spine with a device stamped in gilt on the front cover. The original wrappers are bound in. There are a few tiny white stains to the bottom edge of the front board. 249 pages. Illustrated in black & white. Very good.

Ernst Josephson [1851-1906] was a Swedish painter and poet from a prominent Jewish family. His paintings were mainly portraits and depictions of folk life. Josephson had a troubled life. He contracted syphilis at a fairly young age, and in 1888 became mentally ill. He was later diagnosed as a schizophrenic, but continued working throughout his illness, often while in a trance-like state. He died at the age of 55.

The text is in Swedish. Very good .

Keywords: ART; SWEDISH ARTIST; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; PAINTER; POET; ERNST JOSEPHSON: EN STUDIE; PER-OLOV ZENNSTROM; BIOGRAPHY; CRITICAL STUDY; ILLUSTRATIONS.

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