The Scream, Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch·The Scream·1893·Tempera and crayon on cardboard·National Museum, Oslo↓

Edvard Munch Norwegian, 1863 – 1944

The Scream, 1893

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Munch described walking at sunset when the sky turned blood red and he sensed "an infinite scream passing through nature." The figure is less a person than a condition: anxiety given shape.

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In the red sky, a tiny pencilled inscription reads "Could only have been painted by a madman." Research shows it is in Munch's own hand.

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Shares its spirit