About the exhibition
This exhibition has now ended.
Edvard Munch: Prints will be on show at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, from 19 September - 6 December 2009. Visit the exhibition website for more information. http://www.edvardmunchprints.org/Edvard Munch: Prints is dedicated to prints by Edvard Munch (1863-1944) and is the most substantial Munch print exhibition in the UK for over 35 years. Featuring 40 of the artist's finest prints, the exhibition has been selected to illustrate his development as a graphic artist as well as the important themes of his art. The show will include the lithograph version of the iconic The Scream, which is one of the most famous pictures in the world. Other works include the controversial lithograph Madonna, the striking Self-portrait lithograph and the atmospheric woodcut Melancholy.
An exhibition not to miss
Munch's extraordinary prints inspired the German Expressionists to revive printmaking, especially the colour woodcut, a technique in which Munch made striking innovations. Opportunities to see Munch's prints in the UK and Ireland are extremely rare simply because there are so few prints in public collections. Although prints usually form part of loan exhibitions, they demand to be seen separately. Graphic techniques intensify an artist's images, and Munch's prints are the most powerful statements of his sometimes disturbing human themes.
Edvard Munch Prints has been supported by The Norwegian Embassy, J & J Denholm Limited, the Scottish Government in conjunction with Arts & Business Scotland, The Chancellor's Fund, The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust, Mrs Fiona Hope Johnstone and Mrs Patricia Johnstone Jackson.
Edvard Munch: Prints runs from 12 June - 5 September 2009. Admission free.
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Edvard Munch: Prints will be on show at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, from 19 September - 6 December 2009. Visit the exhibition website for more information. http://www.edvardmunchprints.org/
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