I did, back in the summer of 1978, when I made my one and only foray into Europe (with a tour group from the high school from which I had just been graduated). Unfortunately, in the nature of such things, we had maybe half an hour at the exhibit and didn't get the background materials in time to read them first, so teenaged me had no idea what to make of it. Not that Munch is high on my list of favorites, but I count that a serious lost opportunity.
For whatever it's worth, our local public library had a little collection of framed prints available for checking out, just like books. As a kid of about that same age, I checked this one out repeatedly.
My high school French class trip, also in 78 was pretty much independent. It did include a full day at the Louvre. The rest of the time, the few of us who were comfortable in French stayed away from the group. I don't think I knew who Munch was when I was 18 though so an exhibit wouldn't have interested me much
If I may be permitted a lurch off topic (but still within the art world) for a moment, for some reason this painting made me think of the Merchant Marine Memorial sculpture in New York Harbor (which I've seen only in photos, alas):
Yeah, Dali was the most impressive painter I discovered as a teenager. I had the chance to visit his museum in Figueras in 1978 and it was great. Not only paintings, but there was that one painting from his wife GALA, that never got much reproductions. The special effects was - looking from a short distance all you could recognize were round bubbles but at a certain (marked) distance you got the full image of Gala. My favorite painting by Dali is naked monk kneeing down on one knee and holding up the cross vs a parade of exotic animals Temptation Of St. Antony.
Bloody hell. I was close by there only a few weeks ago and didn't even know it existed. Would have loved to see that. Next visit....
We've had a few Goya paintings on here, but here's another: elf-portrait With Doctor Arrieta, 1820 The occasion? A fantastic Goya exhibition at The National Gallery, London: http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/goya-at-national-gallery-london.html
Eugène Delacroix: Self Portrait 1840 If anyone lives in or around, or plans on visiting. The Delacroix exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a can't miss.
The Dance Lesson by Degas. I never would have imagined that it would be my favorite, until I actually saw it in person. I was transfixed.
Georges Seurat: A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte - 1884 One of those paintings you can spend hours in front of.
