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Munch'sthe Sick Child Scream and Madonna. Edvard Munch and The In Berlin Munch creates Munch receives lithographs including The stipend to study in Scream and Madonna. EDVARD MUNCH France in 1890. His brother Andreas dies Munch’s The Sick Child In 1889 begins of pneumonia in 1895. Gustav Schiefler’s catalogue of Munch’s 15-year-old provokes heated controversy spending the Munch exhibition in 1892 Munch’s prints published. about its radical style in 1886. summers in Max Linde’s illustrated book Birth of Munch on sister Sophie dies of at the Association of Berlin Åsgårdstrand, where Edvard Munch and the Art of the Munch in Warnemünde, on German December 12 in tuberculosis in 1877. Artists closes after one In 1898, returns to Munch paints frieze for Max In 1889 Munch has first solo he paints some of Future published. coast. Suffers breakdown and enters Løten, Norway. In 1885, falls in love week. Joins international Norway and begins Reinhardt’s Kammerspiele with Milly Thaulow, his exhibition in Kristiania (now his most important stormy relationship clinic of Dr. D. E. Jacobsen in group of artists and writers Munch battles respiratory theater in Berlin. cousin’s wife. Oslo). works. with Tulla Larsen, Munch retrospective Copenhagen. in Berlin who frequent the infections, alcoholism, Munch leaves clinic and settles daughter of an affluent exhibition in Prague. permanently in Norway. Begins Munch’s mother dies tavern Zum schwarzen and nicotine dependence. Death of his father plunges wine merchant. Travels work on paintings for the festival of tuberculosis in Moves to Saint Ferkel. Solo exhibition Paints allegorical portrait of Munch resolves to him into emotional crisis. between Germany and hall (Aula) of the University of 1868. Cloud, near Paris. of 50 paintings in Berlin. Friedrich Nietzsche. become an artist. Norway. Kristiania. 1863 1870 1880 1890 1902 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 Exhibition of 20 of Munch’s On seeing Schmidt-Rottluff’s Travelling exhibition of Brücke artists Munch urges his patron Munch honored as forerunner of paintings at the Saxon Art prints Munch remarks: “This shown in Kristiania. Munch writes: “I Ernest Thiel to purchase Expressionism at the Sonderbund Association in Dresden artist is crazy” and “We are would enjoy getting together once Nolde paintings: “[I] regard exhibition in Cologne, where seen by Brücke artists, entering difficult times.” But the with the painters.” Munch supports Nolde in him very highly as both a Kirchner and Heckel create an who invite him to join their next day he could not get the dispute with Max Liebermann human being and artist.” Expressionist chapel. August MUNCH AND EXPRESSIONISM “impressive” lithographs out of Munch and Brücke artists exhibit at Berlin Secession. Macke writes to Munch: “We Julius Meier-Graefe’s History of group. Munch does not Munch meets Modern Art – an important source answer. his mind. prints at the Berlin Secession. young ones have inscribed Hamburg art for Expressionism – identifies your name on our shield.” collector and critic Munch as a key artist, comparing Nolde is deeply impressed Heckel and Munch meet in Munch refuses to exhibit Munch remarks: “I found many Gustav Schiefler. him to Vincent van Gogh and Paul by Schiefler’s Munch Schiefler’s home: “The two alongside Schmidt-Rottluff of the young German painters Exhibits The Frieze Gauguin. collection. He expresses understand each other very and Brücke artists in Weimar Schmidt-Rottluff interesting.” of Life in Berlin admiration for “Munch’s well and enter into lively and Dresden. spends the summer in and in 1903 in most wonderful graphic conversation.” Norway. Leipzig. Exhibits creations.” prints in Vienna and Gerstl sees Munch’s work at Nolde meets Munch in Berlin Dresden. Vienna Secession, and Schiele’s and visits the Norwegian artist’s future patron, Carl Reininghaus, Berlin studio. buys Death and the Child, 1899. Beckmann sees Munch’s paintings in Paris. “Internationale Kunstschau” in Vienna shows works by Foundation of Der Blaue Kokoschka and Schiele and Nolde and Pechstein Reiter in Munich. premieres Kokoschka’s play join Brücke. EXPRESSIONISM Murderer, Hope of Women. Brücke artists move to Berlin. Birth of Vasily Kandinsky in Birth of Ernst Ludwig Birth of Egon Schiele in Publication of Blaue Reiter 1866. Kirchner in 1880. Birth of Erich Heckel, 1890. Suicide of Richard Gerstl. Almanac. Richard Gerstl and Max New Secession is founded Birth of Emil Hansen (later Birth of Max Pechstein in Beckmann in 1883. in Berlin showcasing Birth of Oskar Nolde) in 1867. 1881. Artists’ group Brücke is Expressionist art. Kokoschka in 1886. Birth of Karl Schmidt- founded in Dresden on Birth of Gabriele Münter in Rottluff and Ludwig July 7. 1868. Meidner in 1884. In largest retrospective during Munch’s life 244 works are shown in Berlin. Donates Curt Glaser’s monograph Munch exhibitions in Germany Munch fears loss of Munch celebrates Snow Shovelers (1913–14) to Edvard Munch published. break the international artistic sight due to intraocular 75th birthday. Munch’s property at Berlin’s National Gallery. boycott imposed since Munch named a member of the hemorrhage. Hvitsten confiscated on World War I. Prussian Academy of Arts. Munch receives international German invasion of Norway. Sells The Sick Child tributes on 70th birthday. His Sick Draws up a last will and Major Munch (1907) to Dresden’s Child is removed from Dresden’s testament leaving his art Munch moves to Ekely, Munch is seriously ill, possibly retrospective in Munch appointed Paintings and graphics by Gemäldegalerie. Gemäldegalerie and his works and writings to the city of outside Kristiania, and with Spanish flu. Switzerland. Paints honorary member of Munch confiscated from Second volume of are exhibited in precursors of the Oslo. settles there for the murals for dining Bavarian Academy German museums are sold at Gustav Schiefler’s 1937 “Degenerate Art” exhibition in Munch dies of pneumonia remainder of his life. room at Freia of Fine Arts. auction in Oslo. catalogue of Munch Munich. at the age of 80 on Chocolate Factory, graphics published. January 23 at Ekely. Kristiania. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1927 1928 1931 1932 1933 1937 1938 1939 1940 1944 “Degenerate Exhibition “Munch and the Munch impressed Art” exhibition in Artists of the Brücke” in by exhibition Recent Munich attacks Bremen. German Art featuring Expressionism. 82 Kirchner insists that he Munch and Munch provides Brücke artists: “The works by Munch influenced Munch: “I’ve Expressionists exhibit financial support Kirchner vehemently exhibition truly was and some 5,000 known for a long time at the Armory Show, to young German Pechstein confirms Munch’s denies Munch’s an experience… Expressionist that Munch has seen New York. artists. influence: “We recognized our influence on his The paintings had a paintings and 12,000 similar yearning, our similar work, especially his what I’ve produced, and beautifully powerful works on paper are enthusiasm for the Van Goghs woodcuts. he has willingly imitated and colorful effect.” confiscated from and Munchs which we had seen.” a great deal. But the German museums. public have turned the Heckel and Schmidt-Rottluff congratulate Munch supports German artists tables and have said that Munch on his 70th birthday: “To the renewer by purchasing prints and donating I stole from him.” of Nordic art, the great master whose work will his own to raise money. always remain bound to German art, we send heartfelt best wishes in a spirit of camaraderie and respect.” Dissolution of Brücke group. Death of Egon Schiele Beckmann has a from Spanish flu. Frightened that the Germans mental breakdown and Exhibition “German may invade Switzerland, Death of Vasily Kandinsky. Kirchner is declared Painting and Sculpture” is Kirchner commits suicide. unfit for military service. shown at the Museum of Kirchner is treated Modern Art, New York. for a nervous condition and substance abuse in Expressionist artists are Switzerland. drafted or volunteer for military Death of Franz Marc service in World War I. August near Verdun. Macke is killed in Champagne. .
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