Edvard Munch , Expressionist Artist A figurehead of modern painting, Edvard Munch is a Norwegian painter of the 19th century. He masterly expressionism, this artistic movement, which is opposed to French impressionism, values the subjectivity of the painter rather than realism, in order to provoke ...

Edvard Munch , Expressionist Artist A figurehead of modern painting, Edvard Munch is a Norwegian painter of the 19th century. He masterly expressionism, this artistic movement, which is opposed to French impressionism, values the subjectivity of the painter rather than realism, in order to provoke an emotion in the spectator.

The themes of death, illness and sadness that have punctuated his life and that of his family permeate his paintings.