Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch, born in Ådalsbruk, Norway in 1863, was a pioneer of Expressionist painting. His work dealt with the deepest human feelings such as love and loneliness. In addition, he was also very interested in the concept of destruction and creation. A sickly child, he was often ill and came close to death several times, which gave him the freedom to devote himself to painting at an early age. His paintings had a polarizing effect on critics early on, which led to one of his first exhibitions being closed after only one week. He later became famous for paintings such as The Scream, Puberty, Vampire and Madonna. Munch experimented with printmaking early on and used it as a tool to produce large quantities of his work.