About us

Edvard Munch at the 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 Collections

  • Vampire II, 1895–1902, lithograph and combination print
  • Melancholy III, 1896, woodcut
  • Towards the forest I, 1897, woodcut
  • Workers, 1903, etching
  • Self-portrait, 1895, lithograph
  • Helge Rode, 1908–09, lithograph
  • Marta Sandal, 1902, lithograph
  • The last hour, 1917, woodcut
  • Brothel scene, 1930, lithograph
  • Kiss IV, 1902, woodcut
  • Dr. Daniel Jacobsen, 1908–09, lithograph
  • Wolfgang Gurlitt, 1912, lithograph