Edvard Munch at Hotel Continental

One of Norway’s largest private Munch collections can be seen in our lobby bar BAR BOMAN. Arne Boman Hansen, the second-generation owner, chanced on 12 prints by the Norwegian Expressionist at an Oslo art dealer in 1932.

Since he offered to buy them all, Boman Hansen was given a special price of only NOK 5 500. These authentic works now represent the cornerstone of our investment in art and culture. Edvard Munch lived from 1863 to 1944 and was a renowned painter and graphic artist both in Norway and internationally. He helped to pioneer the Expressionist school.

Our collection

Our Munch collection comprises the following prints:

1. Towards the forest I, 1897, woodcut
2. Melancholy III, 1896, woodcut
3. Vampire II, 1895–1902, lithograph and combination print
4. The last hour, 1917, woodcut
5. Workers, 1903, etching
6. Brothel scene, 1930, lithograph
7. Kiss IV, 1902, woodcut
8. Helge Rode, 1908–09, lithograph
9. Marta Sandal, 1902, lithograph
10. Dr. Daniel Jacobsen, 1908–09, lithograph
11. Wolfgang Gurlitt, 1912, lithograph
12. Self-portrait, 1895, lithograph