Hans Jæger
1889
Hans Jæger was a radical writer and anarchist who mentored a young Edvard Munch in the bohemian circles of Kristiania (now Oslo). Painted in 1889, this portrait captures Jæger slumped in a chair, looking exhausted and intense, with a simple glass resting on the table beside him. Munch uses loose, expressive brushstrokes and a cool blue palette to convey the heavy atmosphere and psychological weight of his subject. Jæger's rebellious ideas about life and art deeply influenced Munch's later masterpieces, making this a fascinating glimpse into the artist's formative years before he painted 'The Scream'.
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