Edvard Munch
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Born: 1863
Died: 1944 Main Artistic Movement: Expressionism Nationality: Norwegian Floor Found in Château: Basement Room Found in Château: Armory |
About the Artist
Born in the Kingdom of Norway, Edvard Munch was an Expressionist artist who dealt with an illness, grief, and the constant worry and anxiety of inheriting a family mental disorder, all at a young age. These feelings and emotions led to Munch's unique, psychological style of art known as "soul painting". His most famous painting (and one of the most famous works of art in the world), The Scream (1893) was conceived after Munch hearing the disembodied screams of nature after a walk when the sky turned blood red.
About the Movement
Munch worked in the Expressionist Age of art. Born in Germany during the start of the 20th Century (or the start of the 1900s), Expressionism was a modern movement of art that sought to provoke ideas, thoughts, and emotions within their art. Developed as an avant-garde (or a style that pushes the mainstream boundaries and goes against the social norm) against the morals of the First World War, Expressionist artists were more abstract in their compositions, leaning more on the expression of emotions and thoughts rather than the realism of figures and objects. Some of the most famous Expressionist artists included Edvard Munch, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Fun Fact: Munch's most famous work, The Scream, actually has four versions: two oil painting and two pastel.
Resources: José María Faerna, Munch, (New York City, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995), 17.
Born in the Kingdom of Norway, Edvard Munch was an Expressionist artist who dealt with an illness, grief, and the constant worry and anxiety of inheriting a family mental disorder, all at a young age. These feelings and emotions led to Munch's unique, psychological style of art known as "soul painting". His most famous painting (and one of the most famous works of art in the world), The Scream (1893) was conceived after Munch hearing the disembodied screams of nature after a walk when the sky turned blood red.
About the Movement
Munch worked in the Expressionist Age of art. Born in Germany during the start of the 20th Century (or the start of the 1900s), Expressionism was a modern movement of art that sought to provoke ideas, thoughts, and emotions within their art. Developed as an avant-garde (or a style that pushes the mainstream boundaries and goes against the social norm) against the morals of the First World War, Expressionist artists were more abstract in their compositions, leaning more on the expression of emotions and thoughts rather than the realism of figures and objects. Some of the most famous Expressionist artists included Edvard Munch, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Fun Fact: Munch's most famous work, The Scream, actually has four versions: two oil painting and two pastel.
Resources: José María Faerna, Munch, (New York City, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995), 17.
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