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The Norwegian Edvard Munch is one of the most important painters in modern art history. In addition, he is considered, along with Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, a pioneer of Expressionism, an art style whose roots lie in the late Impressionism. The basic idea was the direct expression of inner feelings, as a counter-movement to the rather superficial representation in Impressionism. It was an important concern of Expressionist artists to express deep, passionate experiences such as fear, joy, sadness, anger or disappointment in their paintings in order to touch the viewer emotionally. Years before the beginning of Expressionism, Munch painted one of his most famous paintings. The Scream is the first expressionist painting to go down in art history.
Edvard was born in 1863 as the son of an army doctor. He grew up in Oslo. His mother died young. His father suffers from a mental illness. Later his sister also dies. An extremely formative childhood experience that does not leave the young painter without leaving its mark. He suffers from nervousness; later, like his father, he falls ill with depression. As an adult he drowns his worries too often in alcohol. He feels persecuted, has anxiety states and hurts himself. In 1880, he consciously decides on a career as an artist. He breaks off his engineering studies and joins a group of bohemians. Together the group, consisting of painters, writers and other intellectuals, turned against the conservative bourgeoisie and social morals. He formulates a manifesto for young artists that attracts attention among the population.
His artistic development is also progressing steadily. He has talent. Studied in Oslo and received several scholarships for further education in Europe. His style is characterized by his spontaneous brushwork and rough forms. He interprets what he has experienced in a very own, abstract way. In his paintings he focuses on strong, bold colours, which often have a contrasting effect on the viewer. He never reproduces reality true to nature. He organizes his own exhibitions, where he presents his works to the public. At his first exhibition in Berlin, where he presented 55 paintings at the Verein Berliner Künstler, he provoked one of the biggest art scandals. The story is still known today as Fall Munch. The incidents play a key role in the further development of German art, because Munch's provocations ushered in the beginning of Modernism in Germany. Shortly afterwards, his painterly breakthrough in Europe began. However, his success was repeatedly overshadowed by depressive phases of his life, during which he once shot himself in the finger. In the painting "The Death of Marat" he processes his feelings from those days. Nervous breakdowns follow. He changes his place of residence again and again. He commutes through Europe's major cities Paris, London, Berlin and his Norwegian hometown. He dies in Norway at the age of 81 during the unrest in the Second World War.
The Norwegian Edvard Munch is one of the most important painters in modern art history. In addition, he is considered, along with Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, a pioneer of Expressionism, an art style whose roots lie in the late Impressionism. The basic idea was the direct expression of inner feelings, as a counter-movement to the rather superficial representation in Impressionism. It was an important concern of Expressionist artists to express deep, passionate experiences such as fear, joy, sadness, anger or disappointment in their paintings in order to touch the viewer emotionally. Years before the beginning of Expressionism, Munch painted one of his most famous paintings. The Scream is the first expressionist painting to go down in art history.
Edvard was born in 1863 as the son of an army doctor. He grew up in Oslo. His mother died young. His father suffers from a mental illness. Later his sister also dies. An extremely formative childhood experience that does not leave the young painter without leaving its mark. He suffers from nervousness; later, like his father, he falls ill with depression. As an adult he drowns his worries too often in alcohol. He feels persecuted, has anxiety states and hurts himself. In 1880, he consciously decides on a career as an artist. He breaks off his engineering studies and joins a group of bohemians. Together the group, consisting of painters, writers and other intellectuals, turned against the conservative bourgeoisie and social morals. He formulates a manifesto for young artists that attracts attention among the population.
His artistic development is also progressing steadily. He has talent. Studied in Oslo and received several scholarships for further education in Europe. His style is characterized by his spontaneous brushwork and rough forms. He interprets what he has experienced in a very own, abstract way. In his paintings he focuses on strong, bold colours, which often have a contrasting effect on the viewer. He never reproduces reality true to nature. He organizes his own exhibitions, where he presents his works to the public. At his first exhibition in Berlin, where he presented 55 paintings at the Verein Berliner Künstler, he provoked one of the biggest art scandals. The story is still known today as Fall Munch. The incidents play a key role in the further development of German art, because Munch's provocations ushered in the beginning of Modernism in Germany. Shortly afterwards, his painterly breakthrough in Europe began. However, his success was repeatedly overshadowed by depressive phases of his life, during which he once shot himself in the finger. In the painting "The Death of Marat" he processes his feelings from those days. Nervous breakdowns follow. He changes his place of residence again and again. He commutes through Europe's major cities Paris, London, Berlin and his Norwegian hometown. He dies in Norway at the age of 81 during the unrest in the Second World War.