Edvard Munch
How Munch’s friend hid a masterpiece in a barn to foil the Nazis
Owner’s family to sell Dance on the Beach and split up to £20m with descendants of Jewish academic who had to sell it in 1934
Dalya Alberge
15, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM
Philip Larkin’s profound and beautiful poetry sent me back to the classroom | Rachel Cooke
The exam board that dropped the poet and others from the curriculum has overlooked their effects on young minds
Rachel Cooke
25, Jun, 2022 @2:00 PM
Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen review – a magical misery tour
These 18 spectacular paintings, most in Britain for the first time, capture the speed of Munch’s evolution from breezy pastiche to masterly melancholy
Laura Cumming
29, May, 2022 @12:00 PM
Munch masterpieces, open-air Emin and a pint-pulling EastEnders jamboree – the week in art
Munch shows his bleak brilliance, Tracey goes pastoral, the Queen Vic opens all hours and Hockney gets sketchy
Jonathan Jones
27, May, 2022 @12:00 PM
Zombie workers and sexual hang-ups: how Edvard Munch foresaw our lonely lives – review
From the grief of loss to the despair of impotence and the misery of work, the Scandinavian master wallows gloriously in pain, filling the soul with the ecstatic sorrow of his colours
Jonathan Jones
26, May, 2022 @9:04 AM
Beyond The Scream: why Edvard Munch was no one-hit wonder
The first showing outside Scandinavia of a collection of the Norwegian master’s lesser-known works presents an artist aiming to present the full spectrum of profound human emotions
Nicholas Wroe
23, May, 2022 @7:00 AM
What links this year’s Oscars to Vincent van Gogh and Isabelle Huppert’s daughter?
On the eve of the Academy Awards, follow the rabbit hole from arthouse cinema to art gallery
Larry Ryan
26, Mar, 2022 @1:00 PM
Norway’s £500m National Museum to open after eight-year wait
Mega-museum’s director apologises for delays that have kept Munch’s The Scream out of public view
Daniel Boffey
21, Mar, 2022 @5:15 AM
Feeling lonely? Film, music, art and more that will put you in good company
From the stark horror of Hamsun’s novel to Fassbinder’s commentary on love and racism, our critics choose great cultural works about being alone
Sam Jordison, Jenessa Williams, Danny Leigh, Jonathan Jones and Hannah J Davies
06, Dec, 2021 @10:00 AM
‘We are more than just The Scream’ – inside Oslo’s mega tilting Munch museum
With 26,700 artworks, this £235m tilting tower is a mighty tribute to the tormented Norwegian artist
Oliver Wainwright
25, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM
Strike a pose: infrared scans reveal the method in Munch’s Madonna
Preparatory sketch discovered beneath Norwegian master’s painting shows how he struggled with the original composition
Dalya Alberge
03, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM
'Painted by a madman': The Scream graffiti reveals Munch's state of mind
Inscription on painting that has been subject of debate has been reattributed to the artist himself
Lanre Bakare
22, Feb, 2021 @12:01 AM
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