Edvard Munch Images of Life and Death

A ghostly bald figure on a bridge. The orange sky hovering over his head. With his hands he covers his ears while his mouth emits a tormented wail.

With The Scream, Edvard Munch (1863-1944) painted the Mona Lisa of our time. The existential scream of his iconic figure reverberates around the world and its echo resonates, mutated into pop culture, even in works by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Martin Kippenberger, Marlene Dumas and Tracey Emin.

This book examines Munch's astonishing psychodramatic capacity, both in The Scream and in his other works. Through superb illustrations, it delves into the unsettling, dark and profoundly modern visions that forged the artist's response to questions of personal relationships and emotions.

These haunting images, considered by the artist himself as a form of free confession, remain as seductive and fascinating as they were on the threshold of the modern era.

• Pages: 96
• Language: English
• Author: Ulrich Bischoff
• Year: 2016
• MODEL: 9783836528955

Publisher: Taschen