Edvard Munch: References & Edit History
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Useful introductory books on the artist’s life and work include Thomas M. Messer, Edvard Munch (1971 or 1972), also published in a concise edition with the same title (1985, reissued 1987); J.P. Hodin, Edvard Munch (1972, reissued 1985); Ulrich Bischoff, Edvard Munch: 1863–1944 (1988, reissued 1995); John Boulton Smith and James Malpas, Munch, rev. and enlarged ed. (1992, reprinted 1994); and Uwe M. Schneede, Edvard Munch: The Masterpieces (2000; originally published in German, 1988). A somewhat more thorough account of his art is Ragna Stang, Edvard Munch: The Man and His Art (1979; originally published in Norwegian, 1977). Accounts centering on particular paintings include Reinhold Heller, Edvard Munch: The Scream (1973); and Louise Lippincott, Edvard Munch: Starry Night (1988).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Munchmuseet - Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944). | Aug 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art UK - Anxiety and illness in the art of Edvard Munch. | May 08, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 23, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 19, 2026 | ||
| Revised the number of versions of The Scream. | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 14, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - MGMT 1300 - Edvard Munch, The Scream. | Nov 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Edvard Munch. | May 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Meridian - Edvard Munch. | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Edvard Munch and The Scream: A Cry for Help. | Dec 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Munchmuseet - Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944). | Nov 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Independent - Why we?re all still screaming for Edvard Munch. | Aug 21, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Princeton University Art Museum - Edvard Munch: Symbolism in Print, Masterworks from the Museum of Modern Art, New York. | Oct 13, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | May 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Edvard Munch A Look at the Artist Behind Edvard Munchs Paintings. | May 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - Edvard Munch. | Mar 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Edvard Munch. | Dec 08, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Painters - Biography of Edvard Munch. | Apr 21, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 28, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Artnet - Edvard Munch. | Jun 14, 2019 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Edvard Munch. | Dec 16, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Athenaeum - Edvard Munch - Artworks. | Dec 16, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 02, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Olga's Gallery - Biography of Edvard Munch. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The J. Paul Getty Museum - Edvard Munch. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: TATE - Biography of Edvard Munch. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Dates of Munch's four versions of The Scream added. | May 02, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: WebMuseum - Edvard Munch. | Aug 09, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 16, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |