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1923 saw the publication of his illustrations for Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Poe. This made his name & demonstrated his ability to stand comparison with Beardsley. The images are brilliant, unsettling & magnificent
In 1894 Klimt was commissioned to create images for the Uni of Vienna. These include Philosophy, Medicine & Jurisprudence. Also depicted is the Beethoven Frieze of 1902. Such was their modernity that contemporary critics & bourgeois were
Klimt’s The Kiss (1907-8) is his most famous work & part of his gold series. He was also involved in the highly influential Ver Sacrum art magazine. He created a large body of beautifully rendered erotic art as well which I recommend investigating
In his final years he was based on his Norwegian Farm where he painted many landscapes. He also painted many female nudes. Self-Portrait with Flu (1919) & The Village Street (nd)
He survived the Spanish Flu in 1918. Nude (1913), High Summer II (1915), Self-Portrait (1916) & Model (1919-21). High Summer is a Fauvism masterpiece.
He had a breakdown in 1908/9 & returned to Norway. His work was finally recognised there & he was made a Knight of St Olav. He exhibited for the first time in the US in 1912. Winter Landscape (1906), Bathing Men (1907), Cupid & Psyche (1907) & Death of Marat (1907)
In 1897 he was back in Kristiania. He was exhibiting again in Berlin in 1902 where the critics finally respected him. Red Virginia Creeper (1898-9), Melancholy (1899), Dance of Life (1899-1900) & Golgotha (1900)
He exhibited again in 1893 in Berlin. Munch moved to Paris in 1896 - however critics did not fully understand his work but collectors began to support him & he became more comfortable. Vampire (1895-1902), Girl on Beach (1896), Inheritance (1897-9) & Metabolism (1898-9)
Munch painted his sister in Melancholy: Laura (1899). Spring Day (1890), Promenade des Anglais (1891), Self-Portrait (1891-2) & August Strindberg (1892). You can see him exploring different post Impressionist ideas.
He produced the Sick Child in 1886 which was a memory of his sister’s death. The picture did not meet with positive criticism with only Krohg recognising his genius. The Sick Child (1885-6), Hans Jæger (1889) & Spring (1889). The Sick Child is considered his early masterpiece