Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) in the workshop of his Winter Studio at Ekely in Norway in 1938. Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944), the son of Christian Munch, a military doctor, and his wife Laura, spent his childhood in Oslo (formerly Kristiania). His mother died from tuberculosis when he was five years old. Having to stay in bed ...