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Edvard Munch Biography
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1863 |
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Born Engelhangen, Norway
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1879 |
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Enters Technical College to become an engineer
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1880 |
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Leaves College to purue painting and joins the Realist Painters
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1881 |
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Enrolls at the Royal School of Art and Design
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1882 |
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Exhibits at the Industries and Art Exhibition
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1889 |
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Attends Bonnat School of Art in Paris
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1892 |
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Invited by the Berlin Artists’ Association to exhibit in Berlin, Germany
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1895 |
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The press urges a boycott of Munch’s exhibition at Blomquist’s gallery in Christiana, Norway
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1902 |
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Exhibits the “Frieze of Life” at the Berlin Secession
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1908 |
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Entered a hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark following a nervous breakdown
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1910 |
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Participates in the Berlin Secession
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1911 |
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Wins the Oslo University Aula competition
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1913 |
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Resigns from the Berlin Secession and exhibits new versions of the “Frieze of Life” paintings at the Autumn Exhibition in Berlin with Picasso
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1915 |
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Exhibits graphic works at the Panama-Pacific International exhibition in San Francisco
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1923 |
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Becomes a member of the German Academy of Fine Art
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1927 |
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Exhibits over 223 works at his retrospective exhibitions at the National Galleries in Berlin and Oslo
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1928 |
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Designs murals for central hall, Oslo City Hall
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1944 |
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Died January 23rd in Ekely, Norway
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2006
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Feb. 19 - May 8, "Edvard Munch, The Modern Life of the Soul", Museum of Modern Art, NY
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2004 - 2005
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Oct. 13 - Jan. 12, "Edvard Munch, The Frieze of Life", National Gallery of Victoria
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Munch-mueseet, Permanent Collections
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Oslo National Gallery, Permanent Collections
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New York Metropolitan Museum, Permanent Collections
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Los Angeles Getty Center, Permanent Collections
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| Links to further information |
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