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 You can see the "Scream"
in Nasjonalgalleriet by Maria_75
Inside you can find the largest collection of Norwegian and international art from before 1945. You can learn more about the history of Norwegian art, and especially works from the 19th century.
There is also a permanent collection of Edvard Munchs works here. If you want to see something of Munch you have to do it here. The Munch Museum is closed at the moment, after his famous painting "Scream" and "Madonna" were stolen earlier this year. But don't worry, in the National Gallery you can still see another version of the painting "Scream".
Many of the most famous norwegian painters and paintings are exhibited here, and it is definetly a must-see if you are interested in norwegian art. Leave a Comment
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 The famous "Scream"
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 The Scream...the cream of
the gallery by sourbugger
I was surprised to find out that Munch actually did 4 different versions of the painting.
The one in the national gallery stands proudly with other examples of Munch's work and the paintings of other grand masters of the period.
This particular painting (although you can only really see it in the gallery) has been left with candle wax on it. Appartantly Munch rather absently-minded blew out his candles one night without paying much attention.
I was also interested to find out that the sky in the painting of 1893 probably related to the fact that the skies above Oslo were actually something like that due to the recent eruption of Krakatoa.
This one painting rather takes centre-stage at the Gallery, but there are plenty of other fine works of art to discover there. Leave a Comment
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Incidendally, the cafe served a great tea and cake, and their salads looked good too. Leave a Comment
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The National Gallery has a good selection of European masters, local artist along with the centerpiece which is a room of Edward Munch's greatest works. The museum can be visited in about an hour or two. Leave a Comment
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 A sculpture from Anker
brua bridge by Ekaterinburg
The Nasjonalgalleriet is housed in a sombre, 19th century building. There are three floors but the core collection is on the first floor and this was where we decided we woud stay. Before climbing the stairs we had to hang up our rainjackets and leave our bags in a locker, so no hope of getting in a sneaky photo.
Upstairs, we went straight to Room 24, the room completely devoted to Munch. Though early in the morning, there were already quite a few people clustered round 'The Scream' and security was tight there. Not surprising really when you consider that this painting was stolen in broad daylight once already. Now it's fronted by a glass screen and to be honest I would have to say that the reality, for me, was not so impressive as the reproductions suggest. There are of course umpteen versions of this painting but the National Gallery's one is frequently touted as being THE original. Room 24 is filled with other works by Munch from all stages of his career and some of these lesser known works, were just as interesting in building up a more total picture of the artist.
Apart from Munch, a visit to the National Gallery is a litle like a visual tour of Norway. Room after room of huge landscapes will almost make up for not getting to the fjords in person. The most spectacular of these are the landscapes of Johan Christian Dahl but I also loved the smaller representations of Norway's rural and urban traditions in the works of artists like Harriet Backer, Erik Werenskiold and Gerhard Munthe.
The gallery also has a limited selection of European art by greats like Renoir and Picassso but the Norwegian paintings are the ones that shine here. Most importantly, if you don't make it to the Munch Museum, then you will at least have seen THAT painting.
The National Gallery is free and open to the public 7 days a week. Phone: +47 21 98 2275/ 22 20 04 04Directions: Just behind the university. From Karl Johans Gate or National Theatre , you can cut through the university groundsWebsite: www.nationalmuseum.no
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