Views of Sweden
LEVERTIN, Oskar. Svenska Landskap. Stockholm: Albert Nonniers Forlag. 1905.
Oblong 4to. Original cream cloth with gilt lettering to front; pp. [ii] + 36, 30 colour plates; binding a little spotted, otherwise very good.
First edition, larger variant. This is a collaboration between Oskar Levertin, poet and critic, and Prince Eugen, Duke of Narke, son of King Oskar II and painter. They were two of the most popular figures in Swedish culture. It features a long essay on Swedish environment and culture by Levertin which is followed by a series of Eugen's romantic, atmospheric paintings of landscapes
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