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Description for Munch
Paperback. An introduction to the work of Munch. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 225 x 9. Weight in Grams: 524.
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is the only Scandinavian painter of modern times to have achieved a world reputation. A tragic childhood – his mother died when he was five and a sister when he was thirteen – wounded him deeply, and much of his early work expresses this in its agonized pessimism. In the first half of his career he lived much of his life in Germany, and became one of the fathers of modern German art. After 1900, however, and particularly after his return to Norway in 1909 following a severe nervous breakdown, his subjects tended to become more extrovert and ... Read more
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is the only Scandinavian painter of modern times to have achieved a world reputation. A tragic childhood – his mother died when he was five and a sister when he was thirteen – wounded him deeply, and much of his early work expresses this in its agonized pessimism. In the first half of his career he lived much of his life in Germany, and became one of the fathers of modern German art. After 1900, however, and particularly after his return to Norway in 1909 following a severe nervous breakdown, his subjects tended to become more extrovert and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Colour Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714827322
SKU
V9780714827322
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Ref
99-15
About John Boulton Smith
John Boulton Smith was an acknowledged authority on the art of Scandinavia. His authoritative essay on Munch has here been revised and updated.
Reviews for Munch
On the Colour Library Series "Ideal introductions for students and museum-goers."—Independent "Phaidon’s excellent Colour Library series: [...] a good introduction to nearly 50 key artists and movements in art history."—Antiques Trade Gazette "The Phaidon Colour Library Series provides an invaluable introduction to key artists and movements in art history."—Art & Craft