Edvard Munch (norwegisch, 1863 – 1944)

Chronik

1863: Born Engelhangen, Norway
1879: Enters Technical College to become an engineer
1880: Leaves College to purue painting and joins the Realist Painters
1881: Enrolls at the Royal School of Art and Design
1882: Exhibits at the Industries and Art Exhibition
1889: Attends Bonnat School of Art in Paris
1892: Invited by the Berlin Artists’ Association to exhibit in Berlin, Germany
1895: The press urges a boycott of Munch’s exhibition at Blomquist’s gallery in Christiana, Norway
1902: Exhibits the “Frieze of Life” at the Berlin Secession
1908: Entered a hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark following a nervous breakdown
1910: Participates in the Berlin Secession
1911: Wins the Oslo University Aula competition
1913: Resigns from the Berlin Secession and exhibits new versions of the “Frieze of Life” paintings at the Autumn Exhibition in Berlin with Picasso
1915: Exhibits graphic works at the Panama-Pacific International exhibition in San Francisco
1923: Becomes a member of the German Academy of Fine Art
1927: Exhibits over 223 works at his retrospective exhibitions at the National Galleries in Berlin and Oslo
1928: Designs murals for central hall, Oslo City Hall
1944: Died Ekeley, Norway
1944: Died January 23rd in Ekely, Norway

2011: Sommergäste. Von Arp bis Werefkin - Die Klassische Moderne in Mecklenburg und Pommern, Staatliches Museum Schwerin, Germany
2011: Die unbekannte Sammlung - Klassiker der Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany
2006: Edvard Munch, The Modern Life of the Soul, Museum of Modern Art, NY
2004 – 2005: Edvard Munch, The Frieze of Life, National Gallery of Victoria

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