Gunnar Heiberg

Art Historical Context

Edvard Munch's *Gunnar Heiberg* (1896) is a striking lithograph portrait capturing the Norwegian playwright and critic Gunnar Heiberg, a figure in the country's cultural scene during the late 19th century Munch, renowned for his pioneering Expressionist style, often infused his works with emotional depth and psychological intensity, even in depictions of contemporaries. This print exemplifies his ability to convey personality through simplified forms and dramatic contrasts, bridging Symbolism and the emerging modernist movements. Created as a lithograph—a planographic printing technique that ...

About the Artist

Edvard Munch · 1863–1944

Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely psychological works made him a pioneer of Expressionism and one of the most influential artists of the modern era. His 1893 masterpiece 'The Scream' has become an iconic symbol of existential anxiety. Munch's art was profoundly shaped by personal tragedy—his mother died when he was five, his beloved sister Sophie at fo...