Edvard Munch
Subtitle: a genius of printmaking
By: Gerd Woll ; editor, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft/Kunsthaus Zürich ; translations, Francesca Nichols, Geoffrey Spearing
Contributors: Woll, Gerd; Nichols, Francesca; Spearing, Geoffrey; Kunsthaus Zürich; Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9783775737012
Subjects: Norwegian Art; Norwegian Drawing; Exhibitions
Other titles: Genius of printmaking
Description: Love, pain, and death; passion, loneliness, and sorrow - the entire oeuvre of Edvard Munch (1863-1944) revolves around the fundamental experiences of human existence. Munch is regarded as one of the trailblazers of the Expressionist currents that informed European painting in the early twentieth century. His prints were not byproducts but a central element of his oeuvre, from the first etchings in 1894 to the lithographs he made just before his death. Among the masterpieces included in this representative volume of images and texts are graphic versions of Munch's world-famous subjects in the form of large-format color lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, hand-colored prints, or experimental prints on colored paper. Munch's graphic works, in which he achieved a persuasive condensation of his major Symbolist allegories, captivate the viewer with their subtle color palettes and their expressive sense of reduction. Exhibition: Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland (4.10.2013-12.1.2014).
Notes: Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Edvard Munch - 150 master prints" held at Kunsthaus Zürich, October 4, 2013-January 12, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references.