Ulrich Bischoff Books

For Edvard Munch (1863-1944), painting was an act of self-liberation. His treatments of fear, desperation, and death still exert a powerful visual and psychological effect on modern viewers. Of all Munch's paintings, "The Scream" (1893), representing a figure tortured by horror, is the most well-known-and certainly one of the most expressive. The artist reflected his innermost feelings in his work: "In reality, my art is a free confession, an attempt to clarify to myself my own relation to life..." Although Edvard Munch cannot be clearly identified with any single movement, he is deemed a pioneer of Expressionism.

Biographical sketch of Norwegian-born artist Evard Munch, including color illustrations of his famous works.

Discover the magical and unconventional world of the iconic master and pioneer in Dada and Surrealist movements, Max Ernst. His captivating work stands out for its varied style and technique and illustrates not only his brilliant and extraordinary ideas but also pushes against the constraints of the rational mind.

Das Buch folgt im Aufbau der Ausstellung im J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles: Der Caspar-David-Friedrich-Raum mit den acht Bildern, steht dem Gerhard-Richter-Raum mit der zwölfteiligen abstrakten Bildserie Wald von 2005 gegenüber. Weitere Hauptwerke aus der Dresdner Sammlung, u. a. von Carl Gustav Carus, Arnold Böcklin, Max Liebermann, Lovis Corinth und Otto Dix, sind in die Getty-Sammlung des 19. Jahrhunderts integriert. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 06.10. 2006 bis 29.04.2007

Furcht, Verzweiflung und Tod. Malen als Akt der Selbstbefreiung

The early masterpieces of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, pioneer of modern art, who developed a Nordic variant of modern painting.