Munch - Bischoff, Ulrich

Fear, desperation, and death: Painting as an act of self-liberation For Edvard Munch (1863-1944), painting was an act of self-liberation. His treatments of fear, desperation, and death still exert a powerful visual and psychological effect on modern viewers. Of all Munch's paintings, 'The Scream' (1893), representing a figure tortured by horror, is the most well-known-and certainly one of the most expressive. The artist reflected his innermost feelings in his work: 'In reality, my art is a free confession, an attempt to clarify to myself my own relation to life...' Although Edvard Munch cannot be clearly identified with any single movement, he is deemed a pioneer of Expressionism. About the Series: Each book in TASCHENs Basic Art Series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions.

Softcover. English. Taschen. 1999. ISBN: 9783822859711. 96 pp. Good but book is slightly corrugated, Book No: 64435