Edvard Munch Portraits

Author Smith, Alison

Edition 1

Features

• New Store Stock

Number Of Pages 176

Release Date 06-03-2025

Details Edvard Munch Portraits brings together 80 of Munchs most significant portraits, showcasing the wide array of styles, techniques and mediums that he employed.Edvard Munch (1863 1944) is widely regarded as one of the great artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Although he was lesser known for portraiture, his portraits were central to his art and vision. During the course of his long life he made hundreds of portraits of friends, patrons, models and above all himself, in a range of media that encompassed painting, drawing and print.Edvard Munch Portraits explores the range of portraits Munch created during his lifetime, and by placing his work in the cultural and historical background of his period, provides readers with a greater understanding of the time in which his works were produced. This publication gives deep insight into the artist's family and bohemian social circles, along with his German and Norwegian patrons and the friends who helped establish his reputation.

Package Dimensions 12.0 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches

Languages English