Five Sublime Scandinavian Artists You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Masters of light, colour and atmosphere

Foxes (1885) by Bruno Liljefors. Oil on canvas. 72 × 93 cm. Gothenburg Art Museum, Sweden

Dear Reader,

Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Denmark and Norway have created some of the most appealing, thoughtful and sublime works of art in the Western canon.

Yet many of these artists remain relatively unknown beyond their native shores. Here I’ve chosen five…