Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde - A Total Artwork

When Prince Eugen bequeathed Waldemarsudde to the Swedish state in 1947, one of the main conditions was that the beautiful total artwork should be administered as a vital cultural image. The former home of landscape painter and cultural persona Prince Eugen and opened up its doors to the public as a museum in 1948. In this beautiful book Waldemarsudde is presented in all of its colourful spectra. The dominating photographic material takes us on an exciting journey through the art collections, architecture and interiors to the sculptures in the wonderful gardens - from an oasis of untouched nature and flourishing flowerbeds to the extensive activities of today. Photographer Yanan Li has captured the place over time and throughout changing seasons, the result is a timeless intimate and beautiful portrait of Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde. In fourteen well-informed chapters written by Museum Director General Karin Siden and Museum Archivist and Librarian Anna Meister the book describes the coherence of nature, art and culture, of history, innovation and the future which makes Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde a unique, as well as an exceptional place for all senses.