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Edvard Munch ( / mʊŋk / MUUNK, [1] Norwegian: [ˈɛ̀dvɑɖ ˈmʊŋk] ⓘ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of Western art's most acclaimed images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family.
- Norwegian
- Painting and graphic artist
Mar 28, 2024 · Munch, Edvard. Born: December 12, 1863, Löten, Norway. Died: January 23, 1944, Ekely, near Oslo (aged 80) Notable Works: “Death in the Sick Room” “Madonna” “The Kiss” “The Scream” “The Sick Child” “The Voice” (Show more) Movement / Style: Expressionism.
Edvard Munch was a prolific yet perpetually troubled artist preoccupied with matters of human mortality such as chronic illness, sexual liberation, and religious aspiration. He expressed these obsessions through works of intense color, semi-abstraction, and mysterious subject matter.
- Norwegian
- December 12, 1863
- Loten, Norway
- January 23, 1944
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1863-1944) Who Was Edvard Munch? Painter Edvard Munch established a free-flowing, psychological-themed style all his own. His painting "The Scream" ("The Cry"; 1893), is one of the most...
Edvard Munch ( MUUNK, Norwegian: [ˈɛ̀dvɑɖ ˈmʊŋk] ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of Western art's most acclaimed images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family.
As Sue Prideaux recounts in her new biography, Edvard Munch: Behind The Scream, he had tuberculosis and spit blood as a boy. His father's expressed preference for the next world (an alarming...
Series - 5 artworks. View all 12 items. Edvard Munch lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of Norwegian Symbolism and Expressionism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
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