Explore 7,600 Works of Art by Edvard Munch: They're Now Digitized and Free Online | Open Culture

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Summary:

"Over 90% of the drawings on digital display come from the Museum’s holdings, the rest from other public and private collections. “The goal is to make Munch’s art known and easily accessible to as many people as possible,” Magne Bruteig, Senior Curator for Prints and Drawings, tells Hyperallergic. “Since the majority of the drawings had never been exhibited or published in any way, it has been of special importance to reveal this ‘hidden treasure.’” The online collection, then, not only serves as an introduction for Munch novices but also for longtime admirers of the artist’s work, who have hitherto had little to no access to this huge collection of studies, preparatory sketches, watercolors, etc., which includes the miserable family grouping of Angst, at the top, the reprise of his infamous Scream figure, further up, from 1898, and The Sick Child, above, a portrait of his sister Sophie who died in childhood...."

Link:

https://www.openculture.com/2018/05/explore-7600-works-art-edvard-munch-theyre-now-digitized-free-online.html

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12/13/2022, 10:17

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oa.arts oa.images oa.digitization oa.ch

Date tagged:

12/13/2022, 15:18

Date published:

05/30/2018, 11:17