In 1877, Edvard's elder sister Sophie also succumbed to tuberculosis. In 1868, Edvard's mother died of consumption (tuberculosis) and her sister, Karen Bjolstad, took care for the children and the household upon herself.
In 1864, soon after Edvard's birth, the family moved to Kristiania, the capital of Norway (the city would be renamed to "Christiania" in 1878 and again to "Oslo," its present name, in 1924). Although ostensibly middle class, the family had but modest means and often struggled financially. Edvard had three sisters, Sophie, Laura and Inger, and one brother, Andreas. His father was Christian Munch, a military doctor, and his mother Laura Cathrine Munch, née Bjolstad. Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a turn-of-the-century Norwegian artist, best known for his extremely personal brand of Symbolism, which helped lay the foundations for and proved a lasting influence on the later Expressionist school of art.Įdvard Munch was born on December 12, 1863, in the small town of Loten, Norway, as the second of five children.
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