Edvard Munch: Love and Angst
Edvard Munch: Love and Angst
3 In stock
Couldn't load pickup availability
Edvard Munch (1863–1944), one of the most famous expressionist artists, is best known for The Scream. However, this was just one of the many haunting depictions of raw human emotion, which he fully developed in highly sophisticated prints.
Munch’s youth was marked by sickness and poverty, and his early works centered around the expression of deep emotional experiences, specifically the deaths of his mother and teenage sister, as well as passionate yet unhappy love affairs of which his deeply religious father disapproved. Experimental and innovative, the style that Munch developed was a radical deviation from the nature of the society portraits and grand Scandinavian landscapes then in vogue. Continually revisiting the subjects of his paintings, Munch evoked a wide range of emotion and mood in his prints and strikingly large lithographs, partly by using an innovative jigsaw technique in his woodcuts that produced a wide variety of color and tone.
Featuring an interview with Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, Edvard Munch: Love and Angst, published 75 years after the artist’s death, sheds light on the imagery and production of some of Munch’s most intriguing, often overlooked prints.
About the Authors
Giulia Bartrum is Curator of German Prints and Drawings at the British Museum.
Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Norwegian author, known for six autobiographical novels, titled My Struggle.
Product Details
Product Details
- Monograph
- Hardcover
- 224 pages
- 150 illustrations
- Publication date:
- Height: 11.3 inches (28.7 cm)
- Width: 9.4 inches (23.9 cm)
- Thickness: 1.0 inches (2.5 cm)
- 3.1 lb (49.6 oz; 1406 g)
- ISBN: 9780500480465
- SKU010003086
About the Artist, Edvard Munch
About the Artist, Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch (1863–1944) was born in Løten, Norway, and studied design and art in Oslo. In May of 1885 he traveled to Paris on a scholarship, and after the deaths of his sister and father the following year, he began to spend most of his time in France. His painting first achieved fame with an 1892 exhibition in Berlin, which also led directly to his influence upon the German Expressionists. Despite struggles with alcohol and mental health, Munch lived to the age of 80.
Members Save 10%
Members Save 10%
Chrysler Museum members save 10% off when signed in. Use discount code MEMBER10 at checkout.
Not a member? Join today and receive member benefits.
Thank You for your Support
Thank You for your Support
Your purchase supports the mission and programs of the Chrysler Museum of Art (including the Perry Glass Studio, and the Moses Myers House). We couldn't do what we do without you. Thank you.
