EDVARD MUNCH

In 1885, the young twenty-something Edvard Munch stepped off the boat in Antwerp on his way to Paris. It was his very first foreign experience. It was the time of the World's Fair, where not only technical marvels were on display but also the work of the European avant-garde. Ten years later, he focused heavily on graphic art. Many of his greatest works, lithographs, date from the years before the turn of the century.

Edvard-Munch-Sick-Child-I
Sick Child I
Edvard-Munch-73-On-the-Waves-of-Love
On the Waves of Love
Edvard-Munch-63-Evening-Meal
Evening Meal
Edvard-Munch-75-Woman
Woman
Edvard-Munch-84-Self-Portrait-with-Bottle-of-Wine
Self Portrait with Bottle of Wine
Edvard-Munch-96-Puberty
Puberty
Edvard-Munch-66-Self-Portrait
Self Portrait
Edvard-Munch-85-Hans-Jaeger-III
Hans Jaeger III
Edvard-Munch-79-Alpha-and-Omega-Title-page
Alpha and Omega
Edvard-Munch-65-The-Hands
The Hands
Edvard-Munch-93-Old-Man-Praying
Old Man Praying
Edvard-Munch-81-Model-from-Berlin
Model from Berlin
Edvard-Munch-64-The-Alley
The Alley
Edvard-Munch-77-Salome
Salome
Edvard-Munch-80-The-Bear
The Bear
Edvard-Munch-69-The-Urn
The Urn
1863

Born - December 12 in Løten Norway.

1868

Mother dies of tuberculosis.

1877

Favourite sister Sophie dies of tuberculosis.

1881

Enrolment at Kristiania Art Academy (Oslo).

1885

Trip to Antwerp, World Expo. First foreign experience.

1889

First solo exhibition at Kristiania (Oslo). Death of father.

1892

Moves to Berlin. Forms friendships with August Strindberg, Gustav Vigeland, Stanislav Prziebizewsky, among others. Devotes himself to graphic art.

1908

Affected by a nervous breakdown. Treatment until 1909 in Copenhagen.

1916

Buys small country house in Ekely, just outside Oslo. Lives there rest of his life.

1944

Died in Ekely, 23 January due to pneumonia. Had received the Order of St Olav in 1933 and Legion d'Honneur in 1934.