Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was one of the pioneers of modern art. His works focus on the great human tragedies of love and death, which the intrepid founder of expressionism varied in a previously unseen psychological immediacy in his visual language. nAt the center of this book is the significance of Munch's oeuvre as a highly independent contribution to modern art. Using more than 120 paintings, as well as 60 drawings and prints, this is the first publication to shed light in particular on the disappearance and recreation of the motif, in front of the backdrop of his materially based modernity. This fundamental theme can be contemplated on the levels of motif as well as material: for instance, in the so-called Rosskur, the artist not only integrated the aspect of coincidence-by exposing his works to weather-but also the aspect of natural decay as components in his creative process. In firmly crossing over the boundaries between the genres of painting and printmaking, in his work with photography and film, and through his emphasis on process, Munch opened up a turn-of-the-century view of the future. Minder