9 Lesser-Known Paintings By Edvard Munch (Other Than The Scream)

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Edvard Munch is remembered as a leading painter of post-impressionism and a pioneer of expressionism. His seminal work The Scream is one of the most iconic artworks of 20th-century modernism and one of the most recognizable paintings in the world. The Scream was processed in various ways by Edvard Munch, in four paintings and one lithograph between the years 1893 and 1910. To this day, it is still Munch’s most famous painting – but it is by no means the only remarkable work.

The Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is regarded as the painter of modernism. Early on, Munch, who is said to have had a difficult childhood himself, was confronted with the experience of illness and death. When Munch was five years old, his mother died of tuberculosis, and soon afterward his older sister also died. His younger sister was under medical treatment for psychological problems. Motifs such as death and illness but also other existential emotional states such as love, fear or melancholy run through the pictorial and graphic work of Edvard Munch. While these themes appear in The Scream, they are also present in Munch’s other works. In the following, we present nine paintings by Edvard Munch which you should also know.

https://www.thecollector.com/paintings-by-edvard-munch/

[JudyM]

1. Interesting.

Never noticed his other works. There’s definitely talent there!

[pamela]

2. Thanks!

I really enjoyed reading that.

[UpInArms]

3. Thank you for posting

I had not seen many of these ... they are extraordinary


Madonna by Edvard Munch, 1894-95, via Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

[Hoyt]

4. Like that. This is my favorite of the group, mainly because it is different.

[empedocles]

5. Gratia

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Munch was an interesting guy. I have a book of his paintings and

a biography - as you might assume from his art, he was depressed and drank a lot. His use of color is really fascinating, and for a depressed guy who drank a lot he was quite prolific. The Nazis considered his paintings to be "degenerate" but fortunately his collection survived the occupation. There are thousands of drawings and paintings in the Munch museum in Oslo.

[lunatica]

7. I truly love the honesty of Edvard Munch art

The thing I always look for in anyone’s paintings is honesty in whatever form it is painted in. I love fearless artists who pursue whatever it is that motivate them. Whether it is love for the subject or a depiction of their own inner demons, it is the truth about how the artist genuinely feels that compels me to study an artist’s work. I feel it is plain to see and I appreciate the human depths and the honesty of artists who are true to themselves.

The thing about honesty in art is that it always strikes a chord, a memory, a familiar feeling in the viewers, tying us all together into shared brotherhood on some level. Shared experiences, shared fears, joys, sadness, depression. It’s a vital part of that elusive ability that we call talent. The ability to reach deeply into our being.