Screaming for Munch in Oslo, Oslo, Norway
In 2012, Edvard Munch鈥檚 1895 pastel, 鈥淭he Scream鈥� sold for a record price of just under $120 million at Sotheby鈥檚 auction house in New York City. This was then the most expensive piece of art ever sold at an auction, sealing Munch鈥檚 reputation as one of the most influential painters. What makes Munch鈥檚 paintings so engaging?
There is an infinite number of ways to experience artwork and this is particularly relevant to the paintings of Edvard Munch (1863-1944): as the most famous member of the symbolism movement of the 1890鈥檚, Norway鈥檚 most famous artist鈥檚 goal is to express the ideas that lay concealed behind the visible world. As such, a whole narrative can be created from these undulating lines and palettes full of contrasts, from these characters often looking at you from the canvas, from these mysterious and often very desperate images with no clear solutions. 鈥淚 do not paint what I see, but what I saw鈥� once said the painter whose sicknesses and personal tragedies had been central to his themes. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
There is an infinite number of ways to experience artwork and this is particularly relevant to the paintings of Edvard Munch (1863-1944): as the most famous member of the symbolism movement of the 1890鈥檚, Norway鈥檚 most famous artist鈥檚 goal is to express the ideas that lay concealed behind the visible world. As such, a whole narrative can be created from these undulating lines and palettes full of contrasts, from these characters often looking at you from the canvas, from these mysterious and often very desperate images with no clear solutions. 鈥淚 do not paint what I see, but what I saw鈥� once said the painter whose sicknesses and personal tragedies had been central to his themes. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Screaming for Munch in Oslo
Guide Location: Norway » Oslo
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Marcella Van Alphen
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Guide Location: Norway » Oslo
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Marcella Van Alphen
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- The National gallery
- Munch Museum
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