Thesis (doctoral)--Uppsala universitet, 1989. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-288) and index.

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Abstract This studio-based thesis study discusses historical research as a motivation for art creation. Incorporating historical research on the naturalist and explorer William Bartram this paper explores the ways history may serve as inspiration for art-production. This paper also examines how making art may act as a form of research. Additionally, it explores how this strategy may be implemented in the classroom, with the intention of leading to greater engagement and understanding by students within their research area as well as their artistry.

New Zealand expatriate artists working in England, Europe and North Africa in the early twentieth century painted a wide variety of market scenes. The subject features in the oeuvre of Frances Hodgkins, Maud Sherwood, Sydney Lough Thompson, Maude Burge, Owen Merton, Robert Procter and John Weeks and made a significant contribution to their artistic development. Like their contemporaries in the artists’ colonies and sketching grounds of England and Europe, New Zealand artists were often drawn to traditional rural and fishing villages and sought to capture the nostalgia of the ‘old world.’ Early exploratory works by New Zealand expatriates have often been dismissed merely as nostalgic visions of colonials, without any real artistic merit. This research offers a re-evaluation of these works, recognising their value as transitional works which illustrate New Zealand expatriate artists experimenting with early modernist trends, as well as revealing prevalent contemporary tastes among the New Zealand public. This study offers a comprehensive examination of the market theme and highlights the aspirations and achievements of New Zealand expatriate artists. This is reflected in both their choice of subjects and in the way in which these were depicted. A key finding of this research is that New Zealand expatriate artists developed a distinctive response towards the market subject. The vibrant atmosphere and activity of the market and colourful views of canvas booths, awnings and costume provided the perfect means of expression for these artists to explore a variety of painterly concerns and techniques, among them plein-air and impressionist painting, watercolour techniques and a modern treatment of colour and light. The hypothesis of a ‘female gaze’ is explored with specific reference to depiction of the market subjects by Frances Hodgkins and Maud Sherwood. Placed within a wider art historical context of images of female market vendors, their market works offer an original interpretation of the female milieu of the European market. Finally, the expatriates’ vision of the exotic and colourful markets in North Africa and Egypt is investigated. They offered an alternative response to more traditional Orientalist interpretations and their Maghrebian explorations were the catalyst for key stylistic developments in colour and form.

Silser See, Engadin (1927) est un paysage qui fait partie des œuvres les moins connues de Gabriele Münter. La marginalisation de ce tableau dans le corpus de l’artiste s’explique d’une part par le fait que celui-ci est toujours resté à l’intérieur du cercle restreint des collections privées, et d’autre part, du fait qu’il s’inscrit dans une phase peu productive de Münter. Cette phase correspond aux années 1920-1930, soit une décennie durant laquelle la production de Münter se trouve grandement affectée par les nombreux bouleversements que la Première Guerre mondiale entraîne dans sa vie personnelle et artistique. Le but de ce mémoire est de réfléchir la signification Silser See, Engadin pour Münter et de démontrer comment ce tableau s’intègre dans le dénouement de la crise qu’elle connait en 1920-1930. Pour ce faire, j’explore d’abord les différents événements qui ont défini le développement artistique et personnel de Münter. J’approfondis ensuite l’importance du paysage dans son œuvre en étudiant son rapport à la nature et à Murnau. Puis, je m’intéresse au genius loci de Sils-Maria et à l’influence de Friedrich Nietzsche sur Münter. En tenant compte de l’ensemble de ces éléments, j’analyse finalement les différents symboles contenus dans Silser See, Engadin et démontre comment Münter s’est appropriée les composantes du paysage de Sils-Maria pour exprimer sa renaissance après une longue période de crise. Ce mémoire s’inscrit dans un désir de contribuer à la réflexion sur l’importance de la nature et des lieux dans l’épanouissement de l’être humain. / Silser See, Engadin (1927) is a landscape painting that is among the least known works of Gabriele Münter. The marginalization of this painting in her corpus can be explained on one hand by the fact that it has always remained within the restricted circle of private collections, and on the other, by the fact that Silser See, Engadin is part of a less productive phase of Münter’s work, which has so far received little interest from art historians. This phase corresponds to the years 1920-1930, a decade during which Münter’s production was greatly affected by the many upheavals that the First World War brought about in her artistic and personal life. This thesis argues for the importance of Silser See, Engadin for Münter, and demonstrates how this painting fits into the resolution of the crisis she went through during that decade. To do so, I first explore the various events that defined her artistic and personal development. I then establish the importance of landscape in Münter’s work by examining her relationship to nature and Murnau. Next, I study the genius loci of Sils-Maria and the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche on Münter. Taking all these elements into account, I finally analyze the different symbols contained in Silser See, Engadin and demonstrate how Münter transformed the components of the Sils-Maria landscape to express her rebirth after a long period of crisis. This thesis invites the reader to consider the importance of nature and places in relation to the development of the human being.