The Sick Child (Munch)
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The Sick Child is the title given to a group of six paintings and a number of lithographs, drypoints and etchings completed by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch between 1885 and 1926. Each work record
Edvard Munch, The Sick Child, 1885–1886. The original version. Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo.
The Sick Child, 1895. Drypoint. The only work in the series to feature a scene other than the room itself. According to the British Museum, "It may be that he intended to contrast the blooming life of nature with the dying of humanity."
Edvard Munch, The Sick Child, 1907. 4th in the series. Oil on canvas, 137 cm (54 in) × 139 cm (55 in). Tate, London.
Edvard Munch, The Sick Child, 1925. 5th in the series. Oil on canvas, 117 cm (46 in) × 118 cm (46 in). Munch Museum, Oslo.
Munch Museum
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Munch Museum, marketed as MUNCH since 2020, is an art museum in Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
The Sick Child (Munch)
…This painting was previously believed to have been executed in 1916. The work had been in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden until 1928. 1925 or earlier. Munch Museum, Oslo. The painting's dating is uncertain; some art historians have proposed a completion date as early as 1916. The later date of 1925 is based on the…
The Munch Museum at Bjørvika in December 2020
The Sun by Edvard Munch, as seen in the Monumental exhibition at MUNCH.
The original Munch Museum at Tøyen, Oslo
The current museum at Bjørvika, Oslo