art

Laura, Munch’s sister had difficulties with depression etc and was considered incurable. Made me think of how women used to be treated/not taken seriously… hysteria etc

Consolation, by Edvard Munch. Such beauty. Interesting to compare to similar picture “the Vampire” which Munch painted with a similar idea in mind (only that the woman seems to be consoling the man, giving him a kiss on his neck) but which was then named “the Vampire” by another writer/companion of his/can’t remember… illustrates power dynamics and a certain fear of women gaining power at the time (early 1900)

munch - the vampire - on power dynamics and the threat of a strong woman (name didn’t originally come from munch, who saw it as a love scene, or one of consolation (see other picture by munch, with a man consoling a woman