Munch: Taschen

A ghostly, hairless figure standing on a bridge, hands raised to his ears, mouth open in a chilling wail beneath a fiery orange-red sky—Edvard Munch (1863–1944) created The Scream, a haunting symbol of modern existential anguish. This iconic image is often referred to as the Mona Lisa of our times, its scream resonating through the ages, influencing a wide range of contemporary artists, including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Martin Kippenberger, Marlene Dumas, and Tracey Emin.

In this book, we explore Munch’s extraordinary ability to express psychodrama, with The Scream as its pinnacle. Through richly illustrated pages, the book delves into Munch’s dark and evocative portrayals of relationships and emotions, offering a window into the artist’s vision of the human condition. Munch regarded his intense imagery as a “free confession,” and the urgency of his work remains as powerful today as it was at the dawn of modernism.

The author
Ulrich Bischoff is an art historian and writer. From 1994 to 2013, he served as the director of the Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. He has written extensively on classical modernity and contemporary art.

• Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm
• 0.64 kg
• 96 pages
• ISBN 978-3-8365-2895-5
• Edition: English