Dialogische Führung: Munchs Druckgrafik der Berliner Jahre

With Dr. Stefanie Heckmann (Berlinische Galerie) and Dr. Andreas Schalhorn (Kupferstichkabinett Berlin)

Edvard Munch discovered printmaking for himself in Berlin in 1894. Within a very short time, he taught himself the techniques of etching and lithography. He was assisted by professional print shops. Later, he also learned woodcuts in Paris. He quickly mastered all three techniques with great experimentation and virtuosity. From then on, Munch increasingly focused on printmaking alongside his painting and found interested buyers, particularly in Berlin, until the 1930s. The art historian Curt Glaser was one of Munch's most important patrons. He was in charge of the modern department of the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett from 1909 to 1924 and began to build up an extensive collection of Munch works. Today, the Kupferstichkabinett owns the second largest collection of prints by the artist in the world after the Munchmuseet in Oslo. As curator of modern art at the Kupferstichkabinett, Andreas Schalhorn is responsible for these prints and talks to Stefanie Heckmann, curator of the exhibition, about Munch's prints from the Berlin years.

Admission from 6 pm