num_pages: 169
description: An elderly caretaker at a large outdoor exhibition called Art in Nature finds that a couple have lingered on to bicker about the value of a picture; he has a surprising suggestion that will resolve both their row and his own ambivalence about the art market. A draughtsman's obsession with drawing locomotives provides a dark twist to a love story. A cartoonist takes over the work of a colleague who has suffered a nervous breakdown only to discover that his own sanity is in danger.In these witty sharp often disquieting stories Tove Jansson reveals the fault-lines in our relationship with art both as artists and as consumers. Obsession ambition and the discouragement of critics are all brought into focus in these wise and cautionary tales.
language: English
title: Art in Nature
publisher: Sort Of Books