1997 Edvard Munch Poster, The Women on the Bridge 1935, Expressionism, gallery exhibition, wall art decor

This Edvard Munch exhibition poster is from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway for a 1997 exhibition featuring "The Women on the Bridge" from 1935. It is a late version of his famous motif, depicting the pier at Åsgårdstrand where the key difference is that unlike the earlier versions that show young girls, this version features older women, wearing hats.
Munch-Museet/Munch-Ellingsen-gruppen/Copy-Dan, Billedkunst 1997.
Printed in Denmark
Dimensions: 35.5 in x 47 in (90 cm x 120 cm)

Women on the Bridge is a literal translation of a scene at Aasgaardstrand. This spot at Oslo Fjord is unchanged today - the elongated pier continued by an upward sloping road, the curvature of the sandy shoredline interspersed with patches of green, and the old house itself surrounded in summer by foliage and overshadowed by the often portrayed three linden trees that have grown together.

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, The Scream, has become one of the iconic images of world art. Studying at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (today's Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans Jæger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('soul painting'). From this emerged his distinctive style.

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Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the charm.

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