Ottilie Schiefler (1907)
Technique: Giclée quality print
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This piece of art by Edvard Munch, titled "Ottilie Schiefler" (1907), is a delicate portrait capturing the serene countenance of a young woman. The artist employs light pencil or soft crayon lines to sketch the subject’s face and hair, revealing gentle features and a contemplative gaze. The use of minimalistic strokes and subdued color tones allows the viewer to focus on the girl's facial expression and subtle details, like the way her hair parts and frames her face. The artwork is quite simplistic in its execution, offering a sense of calm and introspection. This approach is typical of Munch's exploration of the human psyche and emotion through portraiture.
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Edvard Munch (12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, The Scream (1893), has become one of Western art's most iconic images.
His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family. Studying at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (today's Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans Jæger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('soul painting'); from this emerged his distinctive style.