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Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch

Norwegian, 1863 - 1944
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Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, The Scream, has become one of the iconic images of world art.

His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family. Studying at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (today's Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans Jæger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('soul painting'). From this emerged his distinctive style.

Travel brought new influences and outlets. In Paris, he learned much from Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, especially their use of colour. In Berlin, he met the Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, whom he painted, as he embarked on his major canon The Frieze of Life, depicting a series of deeply-felt themes such as love, anxiety, jealousy and betrayal, steeped in atmosphere.

The Scream was conceived in Kristiania. According to Munch, he was out walking at sunset, when he 'heard the enormous, infinite scream of nature'. The painting's agonised face is widely identified with the angst of the modern person. Between 1893 and 1910, he made two painted versions and two in pastels, as well as a number of prints. One of the pastels would eventually command the fourth highest nominal price paid for a painting at auction.

As his fame and wealth grew, his emotional state remained insecure. He briefly considered marriage, but could not commit himself. A breakdown in 1908 forced him to give up heavy drinking, and he was cheered by his increasing acceptance by the people of Kristiania and exposure in the city's museums. His later years were spent working in peace and privacy. Although his works were banned in Nazi Germany, most of them survived World War II, securing him a legacy.

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The Sick Child

The Sick Child (1907)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Three Children

Three Children (1905)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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The Oak

The Oak (1906)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
Landscape
Encounter in Space

Encounter in Space (1899)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
Abstract
Field in Snow

Field in Snow (1907)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
Abstract
Aase and Harald Nørregaard

Aase and Harald Nørregaard (1899)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Aase Nørregaard

Aase Nørregaard (1899)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Andreas Reading

Andreas Reading (1882–1883)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Around the Paraffin Lamp

Around the Paraffin Lamp (1883)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Ashes

Ashes (1895)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Bathing Boys

Bathing Boys

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Bathing Man

Bathing Man (1918)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Death in the Sickroom

Death in the Sickroom (1893)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Hans Jæger

Hans Jæger (1889)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Inger in Black and Violet

Inger in Black and Violet (1892)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Inger in Black

Inger in Black (1884)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Jørgen Sørensen

Jørgen Sørensen (1885)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Julius Meier-Graefe

Julius Meier-Graefe (1894)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Man in the Cabbage Field

Man in the Cabbage Field (1916)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Melancholy

Melancholy (1892)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Midsummer

Midsummer (1915)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Moonlight

Moonlight (1893)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Mother and Daughter

Mother and Daughter (1897 - 1899)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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On the Veranda

On the Veranda (1902)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Puberty

Puberty (1894)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Ragnhild Bäckström

Ragnhild Bäckström (Ca. 1894)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Rue Lafayette

Rue Lafayette (1891)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Seated Nude

Seated Nude (1913)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
Figurative
Self-Portrait with Cigarette

Self-Portrait with Cigarette (1895)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
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Self-Portrait with the Spanish Flu

Self-Portrait with the Spanish Flu (1919)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863 - 1944)
Figurative
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