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Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed

Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed

Jon-Ove Steihaug
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A penetrating reassessment of Munch’s memorable painting and profound artistic legacy 

This engaging book offers a fresh look at the exceptional works of Edvard Munch by examining them in the light of his precarious mental state. Following a nervous breakdown in 1908, Munch underwent electroshock therapy, which prompted a marked change in his art work. The haunting Self-Portrait between the Clock and the Bed, finished one year before his death, represents a culmination of the themes of mortality, isolation, and anxiety that he explored repeatedly, and provides, in these pages, a perfect lens through which to view the artist’s entire oeuvre. Informative essays consider Munch’s position in the art world, his conception of self as a means of experimentation, and the psychological content of his paintings, while a previously unpublished foreword by the celebrated Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard offers a new perspective on Munch's life and work. Featuring over 40 masterworks from throughout the painter’s career, and an illustrated chronology that traces the progression of his emotional state and its influence on the images he created, this is an intimate, provocative study of an enigmatic artist and his remarkable legacy.
Language
English
Pages
152
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release
July 04, 2017
ISBN
1588396231
ISBN 13
9781588396235

Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed

Jon-Ove Steihaug
4.1/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
A penetrating reassessment of Munch’s memorable painting and profound artistic legacy 

This engaging book offers a fresh look at the exceptional works of Edvard Munch by examining them in the light of his precarious mental state. Following a nervous breakdown in 1908, Munch underwent electroshock therapy, which prompted a marked change in his art work. The haunting Self-Portrait between the Clock and the Bed, finished one year before his death, represents a culmination of the themes of mortality, isolation, and anxiety that he explored repeatedly, and provides, in these pages, a perfect lens through which to view the artist’s entire oeuvre. Informative essays consider Munch’s position in the art world, his conception of self as a means of experimentation, and the psychological content of his paintings, while a previously unpublished foreword by the celebrated Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard offers a new perspective on Munch's life and work. Featuring over 40 masterworks from throughout the painter’s career, and an illustrated chronology that traces the progression of his emotional state and its influence on the images he created, this is an intimate, provocative study of an enigmatic artist and his remarkable legacy.
Language
English
Pages
152
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release
July 04, 2017
ISBN
1588396231
ISBN 13
9781588396235

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