Munch was the archetypal tortured young man. This we know. The Scream kind of gave the game away. Yet, as this exhibition shows, he wasn’t a complete loner. Along with his demons he had friends, patrons, love interests and of course enemies.
Yes, for while the National Portrait Gallery’s Edvard Munch Portraits collects 40 or so portraits, which show many different sides to the man, the most delicious moments are those he painted as acts of revenge.
