Friedrich Nietzsche
Edvard Munch · 1906
Why it's great
The famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is painted in a strong, bold style. Edvard Munch made this portrait in 1906 for a Swedish collector, even though Nietzsche had died in 1900, so he painted him from a photograph and from memory. The expressive lines seem to show an intense thinker. It's a portrait of an idea as much as a man.
Where to see it
📍 Thiel GalleryStockholm, Sweden
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Edvard Munch was born in Norway and grew up in Christiania (now Oslo), in a family troubled by illness and loss. He traveled in Europe, especially Germany and France, and used paint to express anxiety, love and loneliness. His most famous work, 'The Scream', is among the best-known images ever. He spent his last decades at his estate Ekely near Oslo and died in 1944.
