Der Maler Paul Herrmann und der Arzt Paul Contard
1897
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
54 × 73 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3838
Art Historical Context
Edvard Munch's *Der Maler Paul Herrmann der Arzt Paul Contard (1897) captures a poignant double portrait of two close friends from the artist's Berlin bohemian circle: fellow painter Paul Herrmann and physician Paul Contard. Painted during Munch's formative years in Germany, where he immersed himself in avant-garde scenes, this oil on canvas (54 × cm) reflects the Norwegian artist's growing fascination with human relationships, introspection, and the fragility of—themes central to his emerging Symbolist and proto-Expressionist style. Munch, best known for iconic works like *The Scream*, ofte...
About the Artist
Edvard Munch · 1863–1944
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely psychological works made him a pioneer of Expressionism and one of the most influential artists of the modern era. His 1893 masterpiece 'The Scream' has become an iconic symbol of existential anxiety. Munch's art was profoundly shaped by personal tragedy—his mother died when he was five, his beloved sister Sophie at fo...