Edvard Munch

1863 – 1944 · died at about 81^[1][2]

Art

Fun Facts About Edvard Munch

• Edvard Munch made four versions of The Scream, two pastels and two paintings, and two of them were stolen from Oslo museums, in 1994 and 2004, before being recovered.^[1]
• The Scream came from a real walk: Munch wrote that at sunset the sky turned as red as blood, and he "heard the enormous, infinite scream of nature".^[1]
• The 1895 pastel of The Scream sold at auction in 2012 for about $119.9 million, and it is the only version not held by a Norwegian museum.^[1]
• An accidental shooting in the presence of his lover Tulla Larsen injured two of Munch's fingers, and he later sawed a self-portrait of the two of them in half.^[1]
• The Nazis branded Munch's work "degenerate art" and removed 82 of his works from German museums, yet after his death they turned his funeral into a propaganda event against his wishes.^[1]
• Edvard Munch was alive at the same time as Lech Wałęsa — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1943–1944).^[1][2][3][4]
• Edvard Munch shares a birthday with Frank Sinatra: both were born on December 12.^[1][2][5][6]
• Edvard Munch lived to about 81, from 1863 until 1944.^[1][2]

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of the most iconic and acclaimed images in all of Western art.^[1]

Contemporaries

Henry Ford

81 yr overlap

Max Planck

81 yr overlap

George Bernard Shaw

81 yr overlap

Nikola Tesla

80 yr overlap

David Hilbert

80 yr overlap

Rabindranath Tagore

78 yr overlap

H.G. Wells

78 yr overlap

Frank Lloyd Wright

77 yr overlap

Sigmund Freud

76 yr overlap

Mahatma Gandhi

75 yr overlap

Henri Matisse

75 yr overlap

John D. Rockefeller

74 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About Edvard Munch

When was Edvard Munch born?

Edvard Munch was born on December 12, 1863, and died on January 23, 1944.

How old was Edvard Munch at death?

Edvard Munch was born on December 12, 1863, and died on January 23, 1944, at age 80.

What was Edvard Munch known for?

Edvard Munch was known for: The Scream. Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of the most iconic and acclaimed images in all of Western art.

Who was alive at the same time as Edvard Munch?

Edvard Munch's closest contemporary was Henry Ford. Their lives overlapped for 81 years.