Edvard Munch: Masterpieces From Bergen

Exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery, London, 27 May - 4 September 2022

KODE Art museums in Bergen house one of the most important collections of paintings by Edvard Munch (1863-1944) in the world. The collection was assembled at the beginning of the 20th century by the Norwegian industrialist, mill owner and philanthropist Rasmus Meyer (1858-1916), who was one of the first significant early collectors of Munch's work. Meyer knew Munch personally and acquired major canvases by the artist that chart his artistic development.

This exhibition catalogue explores this group of remarkable works in detail and considers the important role of Rasmus Meyer as a collector. It includes seminal paintings from Munch's early 'realist' phase of the 1880s, such as Morning (1884), which was made when the artist was just twenty years old, and Summer Night (1889), a pivotal work that shows the artist's move towards the expressive and psychologically charged work for which he became famous.

This fully illustrated publication includes a catalogue of the works, with contributions by leading experts in their field from KODE and The Courtauld.