Carl Fredrik Hill: Swedish Visionary and Modernist; Drawings from the Malmö Art Museum
Through January 9, 2010
Over 75 works, most never before seen in U.S., reveal Hill as prophet of Surrealism and Expressionist art.
The first major exhibition in America devoted to Carl Fredrik Hill (1849-1911), one of the most important and original Swedish artists of the 19th century, focuses on the series of astonishingly visionary and expressive drawings Hill produced during the last 30 years of his life, a period in which he was regarded as incurably insane. Although derided by his contemporaries, these late drawings are now recognized as important precursors of such movements as Surrealism, Expressionism, and even Pop art. Many of today’s leading artists, including Georg Baselitz, Donald Baechler, Arnulf Rainer, and Per Kirkeby, have been influenced by Hill’s work.
The selection of over 75 drawings, many never before exhibited in the U.S., comes from the collections of Sweden’s Malmö Art Museum, a major repository of the artist’s work.
Support for this exhibition has been generously provided by a grant from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation. Additional funding has been provided by the Consulate General of Sweden in New York.
