![Edvard Munch - Girls on the Bridge [1902]](http://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5612/30022808853_e7dd26b3f2_b.jpg)
The Girls on the Bridge numbers among Edvard Munch’s greatest masterpieces. Painted in 1902, the same year Munch’s Frieze of Life was exhibited at the Berlin Secession, the present work captures Munch’s use of bold coloration, sharp perspective and sinuous line. Of his twelve oils of this subject, ten are in public collections – the present work is one of only two canvases remaining in private hands. Munch’s importance to the history of 20th century art cannot be overstated. From Expressionism to Fauvism to Pop Art his far reaching influence is impossible to ignore. Instead of visual reality, it is his uncanny ability to capture the human experience and its emotions that makes him one of the most powerful artist in history.
[Sotheby’s, New York - Oil on canvas, 101 x 102.5 cm]