Edvard Munch
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1:11:19
In a letter written by
the nurse of Peter Andreas Munch,

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were these words:
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"He asked me to read a little
to him on the Friday afternoon.

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"He wanted Christ's speech
from the summit.

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"With each attack of suffocation
I had to give him a shot of naphta,

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"in the last attack three shots.
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"On the Saturday night, we put him
in his bridegroom clothes."

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Your paper has mentioned
Munch's paintings as

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"confused and inarticulate, dreadful
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"or nauseating distortions."
1:12:00
- Yes
- Isn't that rather strong language?

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Yes, it is. What we feel
about Munch's painting is expressed

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in a footnote I added personally
to our review:

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"It is true that the public is annoyed
by these disgusting works.

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"How regrettable then that
such exhibitions draw full houses.

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"An empty gallery would be the best way
to control these extravagances."

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I agree with Aftenposten.
This is not art, it is dirt.


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