The Scream, 1893 by Edvard Munch
The Scream, 1893 by Edvard Munch. Munch's The Scream is an icon of modern art, the Mona Lisa for our time. As Leonardo da Vinci evoked a Renaissance ideal of serenity and self-control, Munch defined how we see our own age - wracked with anxiety and uncertainty.
Art Analysis: Meaning of The Scream by Edvard Munch
Munch's The Scream is an icon of modern art, a Mona Lisa for our time. As Leonardo da Vinci evoked a Renaissance ideal of serenity and self-control, Munch defined how we see our own age - wracked with anxiety and uncertainty.
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch is a Norwegian born expressionist painter. His best-known work, The Scream , has become one of the most iconic images of world art. In the late 20th century, he played a great role in German expressionism and the art form that later followed; namely because of the strong mental anguish that was displayed in many of the pieces that ...
Anxiety, 1894 by Edvard Munch
Anxiety, 1894 by Edvard Munch. This painting draws on two earlier departures: the anxious humanity moving forward as if driven by ominous elemental forces, as first conceived in Evening on Karl Johan Street; and a certain view of Oslo Fjord, already seen in The Scream.
The Storm, 1893 by Edvard Munch
Here Munch combines several different themes he used in other pictures of the 1890s, producing an enigmatic result. Firstly, the hands placed over the ears, as in The Scream, probably expresses some sort of fear. Secondly, the lonely individual, the woman in white, separates herself from the crowd.
Vampire, 1893 by Edvard Munch
Vampire, 1893 by Edvard Munch The truth is, Munch did not title this painting "Vampire." He called it "Love and Pain" and it was only later that it picked up the name and interpretation of a man locked in a vampire's embrace.
The Day After, 1894-95 by Edvard Munch
Famous Edvard Munch Paintings The Day After, 1894-95 by Edvard Munch When Jens Thiis bought this picture for the National Gallery, Oslo, in 1909 the public was shocked; one critic denounced it as portraying a drunken prostitute.
Edvard Munch Quotes
- Edvard Munch No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.” - Edvard Munch Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heightened moments.
Starry Night, 1893 by Edvard Munch
Starry Night, 1893 by Edvard Munch. Munch's setting for many of the Frieze paintings is the beach at Aasgaardstrand in the Oslo Fjord, where he had spent his summers since the late 1880s.
Famous Edvard Munch Paintings
Edvard Munch Masterpieces. The Sick Child, 1885; Night in Saint Cloud, 1890; Spring Day on Karl Johan Street, 1891; Evening on Karl Johan Street, 1892; The Mystery of a Summer Night, 1892; The Scream, 1893; Vampire, 1893; Starry Night, 1893; Puberty, 1894; Madonna, 1894; Anxiety, 1894; The Day After, 1894-95; Death in the Sickroom, 1895; Woman ...