Edvard Munch, 1863–1944: Images of Life and Death

A hairless, ghostly figure on a bridge. The sky orange-red above him. His hands raised to his ears, his mouth wide in a haunting wail. In painting “The Scream”, Edvard Munch (1863–1944) created Mona Lisa for our times. The shriek of his iconic figure reverberates around the world, its echo resounding in the work of Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Martin Kippenberger, Marlene Dumas, and Tracey Emin. This introductory book surveys Munch’s staggering capacity for psychodrama in “The Scream” and beyond. With rich illustration, it looks at the lurid, dark, and deeply modern visions that made up the artist’s response to relationships and emotions. These compelling images, regarded by the artist himself as a means of “free confession”, remain as magnetic today as they were on the brink of modernism.

Details

Personalities

Munch Edward

Type

Book

Place of publication

Cologne

Publisher

TASCHEN

Year

2016

Number of pages

96 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9783836528955

Open stacks or available on request

Open stacks

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

709.201 Mun

Volumes

1

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