GOGH,VINCENT VAN & EDVARD MUNCH. Dijk,Maite van, a.o. (eds). — Munch: Van Gogh. [English edition].

Brussel, Mercatorfonds, Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, [etc.], [2015]. 238 pp. 186 ills (chiefly col.). Orig. softcover (pictorial wrappers). 4to. With contributions by Magne Bruteig, Maite van Dijk, Reinhold Heller, et al. Text in English. - - The work and artistic ambitions of Edvard Munch (1863-1944) and Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) show interesting parallels. They are known for their emotionally imbued paintings and drawings, their personal and innovative style and their tormented lives. Both strived to modernise art and developed expressive imagery to portray the universal emotions of human life. In 'Munch : Van Gogh', these similarities are focused on for the first time. The exhibition studies the essence of their art, their artistic ambitions, the development in their style and technique and the influences to which they were subjected. - Publication accompanies the exhibition held at the Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway, May 9-September 6, 2015, and at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 24, 2015-January 17, 2016.