Elise Munch

1881

Mentor Christian Krohg and the Bohemian Circle

At the Royal School of Drawing Munch's mentor was the naturalist Christian Krohg, who introduced him to the circle of the capital's bohemians led by the anarchist writer Hans Jæger, whose influence the artist later acknowledged.

1883

Public Debut

He showed the painting "Study of a Head" at the exhibition of industrial goods and works of art in the Palace Park; in the autumn he presented "Girl Kindling a Stove" at the Autumn Exhibition.

spring 1885

First Trip to Paris

Having received a scholarship in late 1884 with the assistance of Frits Thaulow, he traveled to France in the spring and visited the Paris Salon.

1885

Affair with Milly Thaulow

A painful love affair began with Milly Thaulow, Frits Thaulow's sister-in-law. For Munch, who came from a deeply religious family, a liaison with a married woman meant breaking the strictest of taboos.