An Analysis of 'The Green Room' Series, painted by Edvard Munch 1906-1908

The Green Room 'The Green Room' is the name Munch gave to a series of eight or so works painted in the later part of 1906 and in 1907. They are: 'Weeping Girl,' 'Zum Sussen Madel,' 'Desire,' 'Hatred,' 'Jealousy,' 'Consolation,' 'Cupid and Psyche' and 'The Murderess' motifs. The series is a cheerless combination of the Love, Anxiety and Death motifs in 'The Frieze of Life;' there is none of the …

…id and Psyche' shows a vision of the couple meeting again or a memory of the couple when they were together. Finally the series is concluded by a return to the memory of the break-up ('The Death of Marat II'), one that is changed and distorted, showing the cycle is a vicious one. 'The Green Room' series presents an artist on the edge, bitter, intoxicated and lonely - a man on the brink of collapse.