Munch - Boy In Blue (c.1900) | Expressionist Child Portrait

Young boy rendered in cool blue tones with visible brushwork, pensive expression against muted background, early expressionist style

Munch captures childhood vulnerability through a palette dominated by prussian and cerulean blues, the subject’s direct gaze creating an unsettling intimacy. The loose, gestural brushwork typical of his turn-of-century portraits dissolves the figure’s edges into atmosphere. This work demonstrates Munch’s psychological approach to portraiture before his nervous breakdown period.