Landscape, Kragerø
Artist: Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)
Original Dimensions: 28 1/2" x 39 1/2"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (1912) "Munch settled in the small town of Kragerø on the southern coast of his native Norway in 1909. After decades spent in the art capitals of Europe, a nervous breakdown spurred him to seek out a secluded, peaceful existence and “let the molecules settle down after all my inner turmoil.” The artist’s move to Kragerø awakened his interest in landscape painting and stimulated his development of a bright palette and energetic, sweeping brushwork. Here, lively greens, blues, and pinks evoke the transformation of the Norwegian landscape after a long, cold winter." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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