Edvard Munch's Experimental Weather Treatment
Chapter 1

The scream and its secrets

Chapter 2

The frieze of life

Chapter 3

Munch beyond the canvas

Chapter 4

The legacy in Oslo and beyond

YOUR GOAL

Master of The masterpieces of Edvard Munch

Ch 3 · Munch beyond the canvas
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Glossary
early adopter (noun)
A person who embraces and experiments with a new technology or trend long before it becomes popular with the general public. For example, in the chapter 'Munch beyond the canvas,' painter Edvard Munch proved to be a true early adopter of selfie photography by using his 1902 Kodak camera to capture moody, blurred self-portraits, showing that our modern smartphone obsession has deep roots in art history.

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schopenhauer Munch's Horse Cure

He left his canvases out in the snow, Letting the 'horse cure' make his paint glow.

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Early adopter of selfie photography

schopenhauer Edvard Munch purchased a camera in 1902 to experiment with self-portraits and motion blur.

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Master of the woodcut print

schopenhauer Edvard Munch revolutionized printmaking by inventing a puzzle-like method to print multiple colors.

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Munch's Toy Gallery
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schopenhauer Play Munch's Toy Gallery to explore Edvard Munch's art beyond the canvas. Discover trivia and works by the famous artist in this interactive game.

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Fun Fact

Nature as co-artist: Munch left many of his paintings outdoors in the rain and snow, a technique he called 'the weather cure'.

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Gossip

Would you try Edvard Munch's 'weather cure' on your own art?

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Quiz

The 1892 art scandal known as 'the shock of Berlin' (or the 'Munch Affair') erupted when Edvard Munch's first major solo exhibition in Germany was shut down after just one week. Looking at Edvard Munch's creative philosophy 'beyond the canvas' of traditional standards, what primary criticism from conservative artists provoked this historic shutdown?

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In his quest to push art beyond traditional canvas boundaries, Norwegian painter Edvard Munch utilized an experimental weather treatment on his finished paintings, often referred to as the "horse cure" (hestekur). What was a primary artistic goal of exposing these canvases to rain, snow, and wind?

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What kind of camera did Edvard Munch buy in 1902 to experiment with photography?

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Which printmaking medium did Edvard Munch use to make 'The Scream' accessible to a wider public?

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Edvard Munch's style of art, focusing on inner emotional states over realistic depictions, made him a pioneer of which art movement?

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What did Edvard Munch call his unusual practice of leaving his paintings outdoors in the rain and snow?

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Why was Edvard Munch's solo art exhibition in Berlin shut down after only one week in 1892?

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How did Edvard Munch innovate the process of making multi-colored woodcut prints?

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Which city's artistic community formed the 'Secession' group partly as a protest against the closure of Munch's 1892 exhibition?

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In what year did Edvard Munch buy his first camera, which he used to take early 'selfies'?

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