SUMMER NIGHT

Artwork: Girls on the Jetty

Artist: Edvard Munch

Created: 1899

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 136 x 125.5 cm

Location: Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway “Edvard Munch’s (1863-1944) art is so associated with themes of anguish and despair that it is easy to forget that he also painted scenes of great lyrical beauty. The scene is set on a bridge leading steamship pier at Åsgårdstrandin Norway, where Munch rented a house during the summer. This is an early version of the subject but, as was his costum when he was happy with an image, Munch reworked the theme endlessly, experimenting with different arrangements of the figures. He also tried it out in different media: along with several paintings of this subject, he also produced lithograph and woodcut versions. On one level, Munch’s painting is a celebration of the long summer nights in Norway, when it never got completely dark. Indeed, the original title of this picture was Summer Night. In addition, though, it is also about the sexual awakening of the girls.” IZ

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