Self-Portrait with the Spanish Flu, Edvard Munch.
Item
Title
Self-Portrait with the Spanish Flu, Edvard Munch.
Description
This is an oil on canvas self-portrait of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch from 1919, depicting his recovery from the Spanish Flu. Munch’s depiction of his unmade bed and messy room, along with his house clothing and pale and gaunt appearance suggests the physical and mental toll of the virus. During the Fall Wave, Norway experienced the second-lowest death rate in Europe with 13,000 perishing from the plague (Patterson & Pyle 1991, 14).
Contributor
Photographed by Jacques Lathion
Creator
Edvard Munch
Date
1919
Format
Oil on canvas
Rights
Public domain
Source
National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, NG.M.01867
