Overview
- The exhibition, opening March 13 at London’s National Portrait Gallery, features 40 portraits spanning Edvard Munch's career, from early works to later experimental pieces.
- Munch’s portraits reveal a contrast between his solitary, tormented image and his connections to bohemian circles, patrons, and public figures.
- Key works include depictions of Munch’s family, such as his sister Laura, whose mental illness is subtly conveyed, and his father, shown amid religious anxiety.
- The exhibition highlights Munch’s stylistic evolution, blending conventional portraiture with expressive, hallucinatory color and symbolism.
- The show also addresses sociohistorical contexts of Munch’s subjects but provides limited comparisons to broader art movements of his time.