Starry Night by Edvard Munch - 1922–1924 - 80.5 × 65 cm Munch Museum Starry Night by Edvard Munch - 1922–1924 - 80.5 × 65 cm Munch Museum

Starry Night

Oil on canvas • 80.5 × 65 cm

  • Edvard Munch - 12 December 1863 - 23 January 1944 Edvard Munch

    1922–1924

Among the most emotionally charged landscapes from Edvard Munch’s Ekely period (named after a property he puchased in 1916) are a series of blue-tinted winter night scenes, painted over a brief span between 1922 and 1924.

Seen from his home at Ekely, these motifs radiate calm, harmony, and stability—qualities reinforced by rounded, interlocking forms that create a solid, deliberate composition. Their quiet luminosity comes from three sources: the starlit sky, the glow of the nearby town, and the light streaming from Munch’s own room.

Beautiful, isn't it? Have a calm Friday, everyone!

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