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Self-Portrait with Cigarette

Painting by Edvard Munch

Self-Portrait with Cigarette (Norwegian: Selvportrett med sigarett)[2] is an painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Munch's use of the cigarette and physical decay as a rejection of societal values aroused controversy following the self-portrait's exhibition.

As of , the work is held by the National Gallery in Oslo.

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Munch's use of the cigarette and physical decay as a rejection of societal values aroused controversy following the self-portrait's exhibition. As of , the work is held by the National Gallery in Oslo. The artist is surrounded by a dark shadow as he holds a smoking cigarette. John Ravenal compares the painting's dramatic lighting to that of a stage. Thus, its inclusion in the self-portrait rejects traditional values and associates Munch with bohemianism and decadence.

Composition

The artist is surrounded by a dark shadow as he holds a smoking cigarette. John Ravenal compares the painting's dramatic lighting to that of a stage.[3]:&#;88&#;Sue Prideaux writes that "Munch appears from the cigarette smoke like a genie from a bottle".[4]:&#;&#; The cigarette, which the art historian Patricia Berman calls "a nexus for marginal social identities in the s", was a symbol for "deviancy" and the "social dissolution" between class and gender boundaries.

Thus, its inclusion in the self-portrait rejects traditional values and associates Munch with bohemianism and decadence. Berman also believes that the artist's depiction of himself with a "thin, dissolving body" and "sallow skin" employs physical decay to challenge social and health norms.[5]:&#;,&#;&#;

History

The painting was exhibited at Blomqvist's in Oslo during the autumn of , along with Munch's other works including the version of The Scream, the – version of Madonna, and Vampire.[5]:&#;&#; The self-portrait was originally intended to be exhibited as "twin wedding portraits" with Munch's portrait of his supposed lover Dagny Juel.

However, Juel's father asked Munch to take down his daughter's portrait before the exhibition, which Munch did. Self-Portrait with Cigarette was purchased that year by the National Gallery, now part of the National Museum of Norway.[1][4]:&#;,&#;&#;

The self-portrait's exhibition led to controversy surrounding Munch's mental health.

Johan Scharffenberg, then a medical student, suggested the painting to be a manifestation of Munch's amorality and mental degeneration; Scharffenberg diagnosed the artist as a sick and corrupting influence on Norwegian youth.[5]:&#;&#; Berman identifies this and other criticism of the painting's potential danger towards society to be motivated by influential thinkers such as Max Nordau.[5]:&#;6&#;

From to , Munch produced a lithograph also titled Self-Portrait with Cigarette.[6]:&#;29&#; He also made a photographic reproduction of the painting some time between and [4]:&#;&#;

From February to May , the self-portrait and 86 other paintings by Munch were featured at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the first 21st-century retrospective of Munch's career, titled Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul.[7]

See also

References

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    5. National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Retrieved September 13,

  5. ^Ingwersen, Faith; Norseng, Mary Kay (November 4, ). Fin(s) de Siècle in Scandinavian Perspective: Studies in Honor of Harald S. Naess. Boydell & Brewer.

    Edvard munch biography paintings Edvard Munch worked as an artist for over sixty years. He was creative, ambitious and hardworking. He produced nearly two thousand paintings, hundreds of graphic motifs and thousands of drawings. In addition, he wrote poems, prose and diaries. The Scream , Madonna , Death in the Sickroom and the other symbolist works from the s have made him one of the most famous artists of our time.

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  6. ^Ravenal, John B. (). Jasper Johns and Edvard Munch: Inspiration and Transformation. Yale University Press. ISBN&#;.
  7. ^ abcPrideaux, Sue (). Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream.

    Selvportrett edvard munch biography Edvard Munch worked as an artist for over sixty years. He was creative, ambitious and hardworking. He produced nearly two thousand paintings, hundreds of graphic motifs and thousands of drawings. In addition, he wrote poems, prose and diaries. The Scream , Madonna , Death in the Sickroom and the other symbolist works from the s have made him one of the most famous artists of our time.

    Yale University Press. ISBN&#;.

  8. ^ abcdBerman, Patricia G. (). "Edvard Munch's Self-Portrait with Cigarette: Smoking and the Bohemian Persona". The Art Bulletin. 75 (4). College Art Association: – doi/ JSTOR&#;
  9. ^Mitchell, Dolores ().

    Selvportrett edvard munch biography for kids It reflects the principles of Expressionism, a movement that emphasizes the conveyance of emotional experiences over physical reality. Employing oil on canvas as his medium, Munch exemplifies this approach exquisitely in his self-portrayal. The self-portrait is currently housed within the renowned Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. The artwork showcases a figure that can be presumed to be the artist himself, given the genre of the piece. The brushstrokes appear dynamic and somewhat agitated, imbuing the canvas with a sense of internal strife and psychological depth.

    "The Iconology of Smoking in Turn-of-the-century Art". Source: Notes in the History of Art. 6 (3). The University of Chicago Press: 27– doi/sou JSTOR&#; S2CID&#;

  10. ^"Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved October 14,