Old Aker Church 1881 by Edvard Munch

Old Aker Church 1881 - Edvard Munch - Expressionist Canvas Wall Art

Product Overview

Choose Old Aker Church 1881 as a hand painted oil painting and skip the compromise of printed wall decor. Based on Edvard Munch's original. Our artists rebuild the fine art composition stroke by stroke, producing expressionist canvas wall art with lasting color depth.

The Story Behind the Painting

Gamle Aker kirke

1881
Oil on cardboard
Munch-museet, Oslo, Norway.

This early view from the apartment in Kristiania (modern-day Oslo) in which Munch grew up with his father and aunt (his mother had died of tuberculosis when he was five) was painted in the winter of 1880-81 when Munch, just seventeen, had given up his studies at the technical college and decided to become a painter, enrolling at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania.

Dominated by the tower of the Old Aker church under heavy leaden skies, the picture is no doubt a reflection of the teenaged Munch's state of mind, growing up a sickly child with his overbearingly pious father who regarded art as an 'unholy trade'

As gallery wall art, the piece pairs naturally with other expressionist wall art and with warm neutrals, timber, and soft natural light.

How It Is Made

Trained artists work in stages — underpainting, mid-tones, highlights, and detail — using traditional oils on canvas. Because nothing is printed, every hand painted oil painting has its own subtle texture and depth.

What Is Included

• 100% hand-painted oil painting on artist-grade canvas — never a print or digital reproduction.
• An extra 2-inch blank border is left around all edges for easy stretching and framing.
• We dispatch worldwide ourselves, so there are no middlemen in the chain.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 24 in, 24 X 36 in, 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Choose from standard sizes or request a custom dimension to fit your wall.
• Multiple low-cost carriers available, including DHL, UPS, FedEx and USPS.
• Free professional stretching on wooden stretcher bars — contact us for framing options.
• You will receive a photo of your completed painting by email for sign-off prior to shipping.

Where to Hang It

For gallery wall art that does not feel generic, a painted fine art canvas is hard to beat. It is a popular fine art oil painting pick for new homeowners and a durable alternative to seasonal poster art.

Shipping & Guarantee

In short: Old Aker Church 1881 - Edvard Munch - Expressionist Canvas Wall Art combines an expressionist composition, a 100% hand painted oil painting process, and the flexibility of made-to-order canvas sizes — a dependable choice for fine art oil painting and gallery wall art.