According to research Edvard Munch was born on 12 December 1863 in a town known as Loten found in Norway. He was the son of a military doctor who was well known as Christian Munch. Edverd did spend most of his life time in Kristiana or Oslo, the capital city of Norway. Edvard started attending classes in arts at the age of seventeen; this was influenced by his tutor Krong also well known as a naturalist painter. During time is when Edverd started realizing his talent. During the year of1885 he received a scholarship for three weeks that enabled him win a study in Paris, French Capital. (Dolnick, 2005)
One year later Edverd started his project dubbed as “the sick child”. the inversion of the new project was beneficial especially in his personal piece, The piece of art explored the darkness of Edved’s youth especially in paintings and art that was based on memories of memories that were left by his sister namely Sophie who was affiliated with tuberculosis. Although the works on the sick child was not welcomed by all critics it emerged one of the most significant works I he artist world I comparison to Vincent Van Gogh’S works. Other works that were done by the artist included “The day after day and Puberty”. Which were done at the same period.
Eventually Munch’s father died hence he decides to return to Paris for further studies. During the decades of 1891 the artist began the works on the sketch arts predestined for the scream that was observed as his eminent piece of art that integrated description of self photograph. In the year 1893, Munch offered some of his work of art work that emerged from a sequence dubbed as freeze of living which was afterward exhibited on Unter den Linden. The next decade saw Munch continue work on several pieces of art work, for instance “the Madonna and Asher’s are born”. (Holfoldt,1990).
It was until 1896 when Munch began experimenting the use of lithographs and wood arts that he did with the collaboration of Auguste. During the early 1900s, the artist continued his piece of painting known as freeze of life portraits and images but he eventually reverted.In 1902 Munch was plagued by misfortunes that witnessed an ill fated love and other several traumas in his life time. He even tried to commit suicide as a remedy to the circumstances but the mission fails instead he only wounded his hand. This impacted on is paintings whereby he made several paintings. In reference to (Arthur,1990). Munch was admitted and forwarded to a Psychiatrist hospital where he spent a couple of moths recovering from nerve failure.
In conclusion the artist continued working in his field of creating the mural paintings until when he joined Oslo City Hall. He finally died while in sleep on the month of January twenty third 1944..At the time of his demise he was 81 years old. “No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love. “Edvard Munch. In deed Edvard was great artist. 1863-1944.
Work cited
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Janor, Arthur; The primal Scream. New York New York: Springer, 1990-1993. Print.
Matthew, Hart, The Irish Game: A True Story of Crime and Art, Viking 1823-1923. New York: Macmillan, 1823.