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Edward Burne-Jones, Love and the Pilgrim, 1896-7, Oil paint on
canvas, 157,5 x 304, 8 cm, © Tate, London, 2019
2019-08-27 11:00 CEST
Edward Burne-Jones – The Pre-Raphaelites and the North on show
inStockholm
On 14 September 2019, the ground-breaking exhibition Edward
Burne-Jones –The Pre-Raphaelites and the North opens at Prince
Eugen’s Waldemarsudde inStockholm. This is the first monographic
exhibition ever to highlight theinternationally famous
Pre-Raphaelite artist in Scandinavia, and a uniqueopportunity for
the Swedish and Scandinavian public to discover Edward Burne-Jones.
The presentation includes more than 50 works by Burne-Jones,
borrowedfrom Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the
British Museum, Musée
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d’Orsay, Manchester Art Gallery and numerous other museums and
privatecollections in the UK and other European countries. A Nordic
sectioncomplements the exhibition, with an interesting perspective
on how Burne-Jones,the Pre-Raphaelite art and the Arts and Crafts
movement influenced Scandinavianart and design.
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) was a key figure in
British art inthe second half of the 19th century, and a pioneer of
European Symbolism.He was also a prominent member of the Arts and
Crafts movement, togetherwith William Morris, paving the way for
modern design. The Arts and Craftsmovement promoted crafts and
arose in reaction to the industrial revolution.Burne-Jones and
other Pre-Raphaelites found inspiration in Mediaeval art, theearly
Renaissance, religion, Greco-Roman myths, sagas and legends.
Thesymbol-laden and enigmatic works of Burne-Jones deal with
existentialthemes such as love, deceit, death and sexuality. His
many-sided practiceincludes works in a wide variety of genres and
techniques, from paintings,drawings, prints and textiles, to glass
mosaics and glazed pottery. Burne-Jones’ expansive body of work is
presented in the exhibition throughdrawings, paintings, glazed
ceramics and textiles.
In autumn 2018 and spring 2019, Tate Britain featured a
comprehensiveexhibition of more than 150 works by the
late-Pre-Raphaelite artist EdwardBurne-Jones. Several of the most
appreciated works from the Tate exhibition,complemented by other
borrowed paintings and drawings, will be on view atPrince Eugen’s
Waldemarsudde in the autumn of 2019, before touring toKODE Art
Museums and Composer Homes in Bergen in spring 2020.
EdwardBurne-Jones – The Pre-Raphaelites and the North also explores
the artist’sinfluence on Scandinavian art and design, illustrated
by several works byNordic artists who refer aesthetically or in
their choice of subject matter toBurne-Jones’ oeuvre, to the
Pre-Raphaelite art and to the Arts and Craftsmovement. Prince
Eugen, the founder of Waldemarsudde, met Burne-Jones inLondon in
the spring of 1896. The following year, Burne-Jones showed TheFall
of Lucifer at the General Art and Industrial Exhibition in
Stockholm, wherePrince Eugen was chairman of the art section. This
was the first time Burne-Jones’ works were shown in Scandinavia,
and his paintings at the StockholmExhibition attracted massive
attention. This provides an intriguing backdropto the exhibition at
Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde, which also highlightsEugen’s contacts
with the British art scene.
This is the first comprehensive presentation in Scandinavia of
Burne-Jones,whose works have a renewed significance today.
Burne-Jones and other Pre-
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Raphaelite artists contributed to the creation of a mythological
universe thatwe can now experience in contemporary films based on
fantasy literaturesuch as Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.
Many of Burne-Jones’ worksfeature gender-ambivalent or androgynous
characters. This theme is just asrelevant today and coincides with
the queer ideals and discussions about athird gender in our age. We
feel it is high time that Burne-Jones and the Pre-Raphaelites are
presented in Scandinavia!
“It is with great pleasure that Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde has
thisopportunity to collaborate with Tate Britain, the Nordic
Institute of Art, andKODE in Bergen on an exhibition of the
prominent artist Edward Burne-Jones.This exhibition gives visitors
a unique opportunity to acquaint themselvesmore closely not only
with Edward Burne-Jones’ fascinating paintings,drawings and
textiles, but also to reflect on his artistic significance
andinfluence then and now on the Swedish and Nordic art scenes. In
autumn2019, we welcome Edward Burne-Jones’ works to Waldemarsudde,
for adeeply impressive and striking exhibition that was created in
association withsome of the foremost experts on his oeuvre and
Pre-Raphaelite art,” saysKarin Sidén, director of
Waldemarsudde.
The exhibition Edward Burne-Jones – The Pre-Raphaelites and the
North iscurated by Alison Smith, PhD (National Portrait
Gallery), and Knut Ljøgodt,PhD (Nordic Institute of Art), together
with Karin Sidén, Associate Professor(Prince Eugen’s
Waldemarsudde), and Line Daatland, BA (KODE).
The newly-produced exhibition Edward Burne-Jones – the
Pre-Raphaelites andthe North is complemented by a
richly-illustrated catalogue with recentessays. During the
exhibition, the Museum will be open until 8 pm onTuesdays and
Thursdays.
Organised by Tate Britain, Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, KODE
Kunstmuseerog komponisthjem and Nordic Institute of Art.
The programme in conjunction with the exhibition:
Wednesday, 18 September, 6 pm18.00Edward Burne-Jones – The
Pre-Raphaelites and Scandinavia (in Swedish)Karin Sidén, director
of Waldemarsudde, talks on Burne-Jones’ excitingoeuvre and reflects
on his seminal influence on Scandinavian art.
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Wednesday, 25 September, 6.30 pmMusic at WaldemarsuddeThe
musicians:Per Öman (violin), Josef Alin (cello), Vidar
Andersson-Meilink(viola), Anders Lagerqvist (violin), Matilda
Lindholm (piano), James Opie(viola), Henrik Blixt
(bassoon)Recital:Lil Terselius (in Swedish)Music byEdward Elgar,
Ethel Smyth, Henry Litolff and William SterndaleBennettTexts
byEdgar Allan Poe and Christina Rossetti
Thursday, 26 September, 6 pmThe Prince in English gardens (in
Swedish)Join the gardener Marina Rydberg for a walk through the
park, focusing onhow Prince Eugen was inspired by English
gardens.The tour ends in ourgeranium exhibition in the
Orangery.
Sundays, 29 September – 20 October, 1-3 pmFamily Sundays:Dreams,
legends and stories (in Swedish)Join us on a magical tour of
the exhibition Edward Burne-Jones – The Pre-Raphaelites and
Scandinavia.Learn about ancient myths and legends anddiscover the
fairy tale creatures in the paintings.Then paint your own
dreamworld in the studio with flowing colours on large sheets
ofpaper.Recommended for kids aged 5-10.SEK 50 for kids.Adults pay
themuseum admission.
Wednesday, 10 October, 6 pmIn the footsteps of William Morris
and the Arts & Crafts Movement (inSwedish)Cilla Robach,
chief curator at the Nationalmuseum, lectures on crafts anddesign,
focusing on the Arts & Crafts movement and its influence
oncontemporary design.
Wednesday, 16 October, 6 pmEdward Burne-Jones – a
Pre-Raphaelite, aesthete and SymbolistDr Alison Smith, chief
curator at the National Portrait Gallery and former leadcurator at
Tate Britain, lectures on the prominent British artist Edward
Burne-Jones, a pioneer of European Symbolism.The lecture is in
English,with anintroduction in Swedish by Karin Sidén, director of
Waldemarsudde.
Thursday, 17 October, 6 pm
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Symbols and symbolism in art (in Swedish)Elisabet Hedstrand,
curator and museum educator, takes us on a special tourof Edward
Burne-Jones – The Pre-Raphaelites and Scandinavia, exploring
thenarrative details and symbolic language in the art.
Tuesday-Friday, 29 October – 1 November, 1.00 – 3.30 pmAutumn
break:Fantasy drawingMagic, dragons, monsters and heroes! This
autumn break, you can join us fora drawing workshop (in Swedish)
led by skilled fantasy illustrators. Findinspiration in the myths,
legends and dream worlds in Edward Burne-Jones –The Pre-Raphaelites
and Scandinavia. Guided tours at1 pm, and drawingworkshops at
2.00-3.30 pm. Recommended for kids aged 9 and older. SEK100. Adults
pay the museum admission.
Thursday, 14 November, 6 pmPrince Eugen and England (in
Swedish)Prince Eugen went to the UK for the first time in 1896,and
was impressed bythe country and its inhabitants. He returned many
times, both in private andon state visits.Anna Meister, archivist
at Waldemarsudde, has studied picturesand correspondence in the
archives at Waldemarsudde and tells us moreabout these trips.
Wednesday, 20 November, 6.30 pmAutumn concertThe musicians:
Nicolas Dautricourt (violin), Zlata Chochieva (piano) and
PerNyström (cello)Music by: Dmitri Shostakovich and Antonín
DvořákIntroduction: Jonas Lundblad, music historian (in
Swedish)
Wednesday, 18 December, 6.30 pmWinter concertThe musicians:
Lihay Bendayan (violin), John Nalan (piano), Kim Hellgren(viola)
and Anders Lagerqvist (violin) Singer: Paulina Pfeiffer
(soprano)Recital: Marie Göranzon (in Swedish)Music by: Gustav
Holst, Augusta Holmès, Charles Villiers Stanford, EdwardElgar,
David Matthews and Arthur SomervellTexts by: Charles Dickens and
Oscar Wilde
The exhibition is at Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde from 14
September, 2019until 26 January, 2020, before moving on to KODE in
Bergen, where it will be
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shown on 15 February until 31 May, 2020.
For more information please contact Josefin Sahlin,
Communicator, e-mail:[email protected] or
mobile: 0709-754 712
Waldemarsudde, formerly the residence of Prince Eugen
(1865-1947), istoday one of the most popular art museums in Sweden,
with varied andextensive exhibitions and events to match. Prince
Eugen was among thefinest landscape painters of his generation and
an art collector of note, withspecial emphasis on Nordic and French
art. The Collections number around7,000 works and comprise
painting, sculpture and crafts objects. The PaintingCollection
includes works by Ernst Josephson, Anders Zorn, Isaac
Grünewald,Sigrid Hjertén, Vera Nilssonand Sven X:et Erixson.
International artists suchas Edvard Munch and Auguste Rodin are
also represented. Throughout theyear, a selection of Prince Eugen’s
own art, works from the Collections andtemporary exhibitions, are
displayed. The Prince’s Private Apartments andPark are always open
to visitors.
Welcome to Sweden’s most beautiful art museum – Winner of
SwedishMuseum of the Year Award 2017!
Kontaktpersoner
Karin SidénÖverintendent och
[email protected] 837 01
https://www.waldemarsudde.se/in-english/mailto:[email protected]:08-545
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