Tag: Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch artist (1863–1944, Løten, Norway) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose work played a major role in the development of modern Expressionism. Edvard Munch is best known for paintings that explore themes of anxiety, love, death and psychological intensity. His most famous work, The Scream (1893), has become one of the most recognisable images in modern art.

Munch’s paintings often feature simplified forms, strong colour contrasts and expressive lines that convey emotional states rather than realistic representation. Across paintings, prints and drawings, Edvard Munch returned repeatedly to subjects such as illness, isolation and relationships, forming a body of work known as The Frieze of Life, a series exploring human experience and existential themes.

Edvard Munch exhibited widely during his lifetime and is now regarded as one of the most important figures in modern European art. His work had a lasting influence on Expressionism and continues to shape how artists represent emotion and psychological experience in painting.

Tate announces major 2027 exhibitions featuring David Hockney, Monet and Munch

16 March 2026 • Mark Westall

Tate has announced its 2027 exhibition programme

The Top 5 Gallery and Museum Exhibitions to see in London in March

27 February 2026 • Tabish Khan

Colonialism, mental health, African folklore, Burma and Nordic prints.

Before the Myth: Edvard Munch’s Formative Years at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery

2 February 2026 • Mark Westall

Munch: The Formative Years, a rare exhibition bringing together six early paintings by Edvard Munch

EXHIBITIONS

British Museum exhibition to celebrate graphic works on paper from the Nordic region.

3 September 2025 • Mark Westall

Nordic noir: is the culmination of a five-year programme dedicated to building the Museum’s collection of post-war Nordic artwork

Rare Cezanne Portrait of his Wife to Lead Sale of Works from Swiss Collectors Rolf and Margit Weinberg at Sotheby’s New York

15 April 2025 • Mark Westall

This May, Sotheby’s Modern sales in New York will offer a landmark group of works from the esteemed collection of Rolf and Margit Weinberg.

The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London in August

7 August 2022 • Tabish Khan

Clouds of colour, women in windows, Edvard Munch, sinuous sculpture and aliens in virtual reality.

Edvard Munch, Rock Star

29 June 2022 • Paul Carey-Kent

I’ve seen a lot of Edvard Munch lately: in Oslo’s new 13-floor ‘Munch’ and even newer National Museum (both of which have versions of ‘The Scream’ and plenty else) and at the Courtauld in London. ‘Masterpieces from Bergen’ (to 3 Sept) has a comparatively modest but high standard 18 canvasses.

New Edvard Munch exhibition opens at the Courtauld with 11 paintings on show in the UK for the first time

26 May 2022 • Mark Westall

New Edvard Munch exhibition opens at the Courtauld featuring major works from one of the world’s great collections 11 of which are on show in the UK for the first time.

Oslo, City of Sculpture

11 May 2022 • Paul Carey-Kent

Edward Munch, very much a painter, is easily Norway’s most famous artist, and a new 13-floor building – ‘Munch’ as it is styled – was recently opened in his honour. Walking around Oslo, though, it would be easy to think that sculpture is the national preference: statues dot the streets and I visited four sculpture parks. For example:

Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen – Major new exhibition at the Courtauld

16 March 2022 • Mark Westall

A major group of works by Edvard Munch (1863-1944) will be shown in the UK for the first time in a new exhibition at The Courtauld.

Van Gogh & Edvard Munch to lead Courtauld Gallery’s 2022 exhibition programme

13 December 2021 • Mark Westall

The first-ever exhibition of Van Gogh’s self-portraits over his career and a major collection of paintings by Edvard Munch, shown in the UK for the first time, will be the highlights of the newly reopened Courtauld Gallery’s 2022 exhibition programme.

At five times the size the new Munch is a Monster Munch (sorry couldn’t resist it)

25 October 2021 • Mark Westall

The new MUNCH officially opened to the public last Friday in Oslo. At five times the size of the original… Read More

The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see when Museums open again

16 May 2021 • Tabish Khan

Rush out to the shows you’ve missed while museums have been closed.

Vans + MoMA debut collection featuring artwork from Faith Ringgold, Jackson Pollock, Lybov Popova + Edvard Munch

3 November 2020 • Mark Westall

Vans, & The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) launch their second instalment of footwear and apparel. The latest iteration of the Vans and MoMA collaboration takes inspiration from impactful works of art by artists Edvard Munch, Jackson Pollock, Lybov Popova and Faith Ringgold.

FASHION

The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London in July

7 July 2019 • Tabish Khan

A scream, denim landscapes, spiritual art, feathered entities, alone in an office and chunks of wood.

Biggest UK exhibition of Edvard Munch prints in 45 years in new exhibition

11 January 2019 • Mark Westall

This April, the British Museum will present a major new exhibition on the work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944). Edvard Munch: love and angst will focus on Munch’s remarkable and experimental prints

ART OPENING: Shapero Modern inaugural exhibition opens Tuesday 25th November 2014

24 November 2014 • Mark Westall

Shapero Modern is to present as its inaugural exhibition, Natural Selection, a group show highlighting the importance of the study of nature from the Seventeenth Century to the present day.