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Edvard Munch - Printmaking Experiments
Graphical expressivity pushed to its very limits – the current exhibition in the Albertina shows that the graphical work of Edvard Munch has to be ranked as equal to his paintings.

Curated by Dieter Buchhart, more than 100 graphic print works out of one of the world’s most important private collections are on display in the Propter Homines halls of the Albertina, demonstrating the Norwegian artist’s enormous penchant for experimentation.

Munch’s interest in printmaking began in the 1890ies and many of the exhibited works are unique because the artist painted over them time and again, or changed the colour of the print. He also used the texture and structure of the wood plates, with their grain, their uneven surface, or their stains.

In this exhibition, the visitor will observe that the work of Edvard Munch was characterized by his urge to rework on the same topics time and again: anxiety and human relationships. The tireless search for the echoes of an original feeling made him produce ever new versions of certain works. A subject or a motif would not be exhausted in one picture, so he established the repetition as an aesthetic principle. Creating one picture on the basis of the previous one, every new attempt revealed something more: a changed motif or a new element that would approximate the work to his original vision, which is why he often developed his motifs over many years.

Munch reworked his printing plates many times over the years. The wood cut “Two Human Beings. The Lonelies” is the only hand-coloured print in this exhibition, on display along with other versions of the work. Munch often used his graphic works as basis for a conversion into paintings, where he used chalk, ink and watercolour, besides oil paint. (written by Cem Angeli)A Film produced by CastYourArt | castyourart.com

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