1919, Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait with the Spanish Flu -- Munch Museum (Oslo)
From the museum label: Early in his career, Edvard Munch became known as a painter of illness. But up until about 1900, he mostly depicted other people suffering from health problems. This changed dramatically as he approached middle age, and especially after his hand surgery in 1902. From then on, he more frequently depicted himself as a sick man. Munch often made these new self-portraits on large canvases, with vibrant colours and bold expressive brushstrokes. These works offered a dramatic contrast between sickness and health.
1919, Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait with the Spanish Flu -- Munch Museum (Oslo)
From the museum label: Early in his career, Edvard Munch became known as a painter of illness. But up until about 1900, he mostly depicted other people suffering from health problems. This changed dramatically as he approached middle age, and especially after his hand surgery in 1902. From then on, he more frequently depicted himself as a sick man. Munch often made these new self-portraits on large canvases, with vibrant colours and bold expressive brushstrokes. These works offered a dramatic contrast between sickness and health.