edvard munch

Edvard Munch often portrayed death, love loss and grief in his artwork because of the reflection it had on his own turbulent personal life. His mother died of tuberculosis when he was just five years old. After the death of his mother Munch’s father turned to religion as comfort. Often using religion in an almost fanatic manner. His behavior bordered insanity. Munch’s father at times seemed playful and child like and other times …

…obsessed like behavior he displayed towards them. This kind of behavior and his lack of relationships with woman would add to the anxiety Munch felt towards woman. As a result, when he entered his forties he suffered a nervous breakdown. Edvard Munch viewed his childhood as unjust. These experiences in childhood preoccupied Munch throughout his life and can be detected when viewing his work, especially in his earlier works where the focus surrounds family tragedies.