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Painting in Wind and Weather. Edvard Munch's Unique Understanding of Images
Lecture with Prof. Dr. Uwe M. Schneede, introduction: Dr. Brigitte Kölle
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., Werner Otto Hall
16 € including processing fee and postage.
“A good painting with 10 holes is better than 10 bad paintings without holes.” (Edvard Munch)
Numerous works by Edvard Munch have holes and tears; there are scratches, paint splatters, and wax drips, but also mold and water stains, as well as traces of bird droppings. These are accidental, but at the same time intentional. Munch treated his paintings in a very unusual way. He allowed nature to influence his pictures, even provoking it to do so. Only then did they gain their special quality and aura in his view. In Ekely near Oslo, Munch built several open-air studios for this purpose, as photos and contemporary reports attest. The lecture will discuss the underlying epochal understanding of the open work.
Uwe M. Schneede was director of the Hamburger Kunsthalle from 1991 to 2006, prior to which he taught modern art history at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He is currently working on a book about the complete works of Edvard Munch, which is scheduled for publication in 2027.
Lecture with Prof. Dr. Uwe M. Schneede, introduction: Dr. Brigitte Kölle
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., Werner Otto Hall
16 € including processing fee and postage.
“A good painting with 10 holes is better than 10 bad paintings without holes.” (Edvard Munch)
Numerous works by Edvard Munch have holes and tears; there are scratches, paint splatters, and wax drips, but also mold and water stains, as well as traces of bird droppings. These are accidental, but at the same time intentional. Munch treated his paintings in a very unusual way. He allowed nature to influence his pictures, even provoking it to do so. Only then did they gain their special quality and aura in his view. In Ekely near Oslo, Munch built several open-air studios for this purpose, as photos and contemporary reports attest. The lecture will discuss the underlying epochal understanding of the open work.
Uwe M. Schneede was director of the Hamburger Kunsthalle from 1991 to 2006, prior to which he taught modern art history at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He is currently working on a book about the complete works of Edvard Munch, which is scheduled for publication in 2027.