Description
"In spring 1907, Edvard Munch visited Ernest and Signe Thiel in Stockholm, Sweden. The artist stayed at Grand Hôtel in central Stockholm at Thiel’s expense, but visited daily the mansion on Djurgården, one of the islands of Stockholm. Munch made portraits of the couple, a full-length oil painting of Ernest, and a print of Signe. Later, Munch noted that he was not entirely happy with the portrait of Ernest, adding that he had only seen his Nietzschean side, and had not got to know the person behind the mask. A half-finished study reveals traces of the artist’s temperament: Munch has punched his hand right through the canvas in frustration. The portrait of Signe is an etching that condenses an impression of her personality and uses subtle means to create an entirely ethereal portrait."
Text: Patrik Steorn
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