Ester Almqvist
Subtitle: jag lever i två världar
By: redaktör, Cecilia Widenheim ; texter av Martin Sundberg, Cecilia Widenheim
Contributors: Widenheim, Cecilia, editor, contributor; Sundberg, Martin (Art historian), contributor; Norrköpings konstmuseum; Malmö konstmuseum
Publisher: Art and Theory Publishing; Malmö Konstmuseum
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Stockholm; Malmö
Language: swe
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9789188031792
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Exhibitions
Other titles: Jag lever i två världar
Description: Ester Almqvist (1869-1934) lived in times of great change. The circa 2,300 works that are part of Malmö Konstmuseum's collection range from suggestive landscapes from the turn of the century to portraits of women and colourful industrial scenes. Through the work of Ester Almqvist we encounter the breakthrough of Modern art and the story of the women's networks that flourished in the early 1900s. "Can you see that I live as though in two worlds: one is with my dear friends, artists and sun people - that existence always carries on where we left off, even if years have passed. And the other life: it is heavy and prehistoric, I would say, Swedish and rustic." 'Ester Almqvist: Jag lever I två världar' is a generously illustrated book that comprises an extensive biography as well as insightful texts in Swedish and English by Martina Sundberg and Cecilia Widenheim. The publication is a co-production with Malmö konstmuseum. Exhibition: Norrköping Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden (07.04-02.09.2018) / Malmö konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden (01.12.2018-22.04.2019).
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Norrköping Konstmuseum, Norrköping, April 7-September 2, 2018 and Malmö konstmuseum, Malmö, December 1, 2018-April 22, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references.

Texts in Swedish and English.