Jan af Burén

Nationalmusei årsbok, 55
ISBN:	9789171008169
Soft cover:	240 pages
Published:	2009
Language:	swe

The print collection of Nationalmuseum comprises more than 113 700 catalogued prints. This extensive material provides a background for the reader to study European art and print history through some one-hundred works. The book outlines the development of print collections in Sweden in general, with a detailed history of the print collection of Nationalmuseum. The focus of the book, however, is on the presentation of individual artists. In addition, the book includes a description of various techniques for graphic art, a dictionary of terms and an overview of the development of collecting and the role of distributors.