Park in Kösen
1906
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
70,5 × 81 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
1858
About this artwork
Dargestellt ist der Kurpark von Bad Kösen bei Naumburg an der Saale. Munch war 1906-07 zur Heilung seines Nervenleidens in Bad Kösen zur Kur.
Art Historical Context
"Park in Kösen" captures a tranquil moment in the spa gardens of Bad Kösen, a quiet town near Naumburg an der Saale in Germany. Painted by Edvard Munch in 1906 during a stay at the health resort, the work reflects a personal chapter in the artist’s life. Munch sought treatment there between 1906 and 1907 for a nervous condition, and the canvas offers a rare glimpse of the restorative landscapes that surrounded him during this period of recovery. Executed in oil on canvas, the painting measures 70.5 by 81 centimeters and belongs to the Belvedere Collection in Vienna. Munch’s distinctive approa...
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...