Edward Munch's Summer House

The Norwegian painter Edward Munch
(1863 - 1944) lived in Oslo,
but bought a summer house in
Åsgårdstrand, a little idyllic place
south of Horten.

So one day this summer, we took the ferry
from Moss to Horten and then the bus
to Åsgårdstrand.

The summer house and the studio is
situated in a sloping garden, looking down
to the Oslo Fjord.

The standard of the house is extremely basic,
but it had charm.

Standing in the studio, now a museum shop,
it felt strange knowing that Munch had used
this simple room while creating some of
his masterpieces.

We walked down to the harbor, and posed.
The big tree and the house was more or less
like it was back then.

One couldn't help thinking that Åsgårdstrand
could have used more of Munch's art
placed in different parts of
Åsgårdstrand to show how
Munch had seen what we see now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch

Photographs: Barak and/or Cheryl