Edvard Munch und das Unheimliche

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Under the title "Edvard Munch and the Uncanny," this volume gathers over 200 works by Edvard Munch, James Ensor, Francisco de Goya, Arnold Böcklin, Franz von Stuck, Gustave Moreau, Egon Schiele, and other artists from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It explores themes of the subconscious, dreams and nightmares, ghosts, and visions, inviting readers to delve into the question: What is the uncanny in art? Beginning with Johann Heinrich Füssli and Francisco de Goya around 1800, the portrayal of the uncanny and the inexplicable became an obsession for artists across Europe. This development culminates in Edvard Munch's expressive images from the 1890s. The volume focuses on French, Belgian, and German symbolism, as well as early traces of psychological insights in the works of Munch, Ensor, Schiele, Alfred Kubin, and other turn-of-the-century artists. It also features paintings, drawings, and graphics by Odilon Redon, Max Klinger, Otto Modersohn, Fernand Khnopff, Victor Hugo, and Franz von Stuck, alongside works by lesser-known artists like Charles Meryon and Alberto Martini, inviting rediscovery.