At the Grand Piano

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) - At the Grand Piano, c.1916-17 (Oil on canvas. Munch-museet) - - Munch’s somber, resonant color, as well as his rendering of the human figure in semi-abstract tonalities, would prove enduring expressive and stylistic hallmarks. One sees Munch’s extended influence even in the work of a later painter such as Francis Bacon, whose portraits reflect the sitter’s psychological turmoil as is manifested in skewed facial and bodily features…