Edvard Munch: The Sick Child

“The Sick Child is one of Munch’s earliest works, considered by the artist “a breakthrough” for setting the tone for his early career in which death, loss, anxiety, madness, and the preoccupations of a troubled soul were his chief subject matter. Devoted to his deceased sister, Johanne Sophie, the painting depicts the bedridden fifteen-year-old with…

Mignarda: Auld Lang Syne

“Auld lang syne is well known as a song of celebration at the turn of the new year, commemorating the year past. The poem was written by Robert Burns in 1788, and the melody is a traditional Scots tune (Roud 6294). Robert Burns sent a copy of the original song to the British Museum with…

Winter With Munch and Mari

See More Edvard Munch at PubHist Munch Museum, Oslo Read More Edvard Munch: ‘The Sun’ (1910-11), Part 1, At Sunnyside Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

Edvard Munch: ‘The Sun’, Part 1

“Good Morning!” These are the words this painting shouts to me. 🙂 I want to know more. Because there are numerous variations in paintings labelled ‘The Sun by Edvard Munch’,  I decide to find and compare the many versions of Munch Suns.. As usual, the more I read, the more I want to know, and…