Melancholy
Artist: Edvard Munch
Year Composed: 1891
Artistic Movement: Expressionism
Nationality: Norway
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
Year Composed: 1891
Artistic Movement: Expressionism
Nationality: Norway
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
About the Artwork
Also known as the names Jappe on the Beach, Evening, or even Jealousy, the most common name for this work is Melancholy, a work that Edvard Munch shows a man sitting on the beach in thought after the events of a romantic affair. The emotions behind this expressive work become almost surreal as the motions of the beach, shoreline, and sky become entwined with the melancholic thoughts of the man as he stares out into the sea.
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
Melancholy was composed 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.
Location of Original Work of Art: In Private Collection
Also known as the names Jappe on the Beach, Evening, or even Jealousy, the most common name for this work is Melancholy, a work that Edvard Munch shows a man sitting on the beach in thought after the events of a romantic affair. The emotions behind this expressive work become almost surreal as the motions of the beach, shoreline, and sky become entwined with the melancholic thoughts of the man as he stares out into the sea.
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
Melancholy was composed 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.
Location of Original Work of Art: In Private Collection