The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam acquires a painting by Edvard Munch

by Redazione , published on 05/02/2018
Categories: Museums / Disclaimer
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam acquires a painting by Edvard Munch: it is the only portrait of the artist in a Dutch collection.

A new acquisition enriches the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. In fact, the Dutch institution has purchased a painting by Edvard Munch (Løten, 1863 - Oslo, 1944): it is the Portrait of Felix Auerbach, which the artist painted in 1906 for the German physicist. The work, which became the only portrait of Munch in a Dutch collection, is being shown, for the first time in the Netherlands, in an exhibition that opened last Jan. 23, on the occasion of anniversary number seventy-four of the Norwegian painter’s death.

The purchase was also dictated by the proximity between Munch’s painting and that of Vincent van Gogh, to whom the museum is dedicated. “To be able to enrich our collection with a wonderful painting by Munch, from which the affinity with van Gogh is clear,” said Axel Rüger, the museum’s director, “is the realization of a long cherished dream.” The painting is now on display along with other portraits by van Gogh and artists of the time such as Kees van Dongen and Jan Sluijters.

The portrait of Felix Auerbach, one of the best painted by Munch, shows a striking adherence to life, as well as a vivid expressiveness and expressive use of color typical of the artist’s style, characteristics that make it a painting of great quality. The work was purchased with the support of BankGiro Loterij, the Rembrandt Association, the Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund, the VSB Fund, and members of Yellow House, the benefactors’ association of the Van Gogh Museum.

Pictured: Edvard Munch, Portrait of Eelix Auerbach (1906; Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum)

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam acquires a painting by Edvard Munch
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam acquires a painting by Edvard Munch


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