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Apr 2, 2014 · Painter Edvard Munch established a free-flowing, psychological-themed style all his own. His painting "The Scream" ("The Cry"; 1893), is one of the most recognizable works in the history of...
The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) is the popular name given to each of four versions of a composition, created as both paintings and pastels, by Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch between 1893 and 1910. The German title Munch gave these works is Der Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature).
- There are several versions of The Scream. Munch’s most famous motif apparently started with a walk he took with two friends around sunset. The colourful spectacle provoked a strong reaction in Munch, while his friends remained indifferent.
- The Scream is a riddle. Although Munch’s most iconic work, The Scream is still a riddle both in content and form. There is no single interpretation of the distorted figure in the foreground.
- The Scream is also a text. Before The Scream transformed into an image, it took shape as a text. In Nice at the French Riviera in the winter of 1892, Munch recorded a poem in his diary, describing the walk with his friends.
- The Scream needs to be cared for. The Scream may be a powerful motif, but every one of its versions is an extremely vulnerable artwork. Whether painted, drawn or printed, they all contain relatively unstable materials that sooner or later may react negatively when the works not being kept in dark and climate-controlled storage.
The resulting object is resolutely autonomous, employing both image and text to convey the full force of Munch’s nightmarish vision. That being said, this Scream takes its place within a tightly knit family of related paintings, drawings, and prints made by Munch.
Aug 25, 2015 · ‘The Scream’ was created in 1893 by Edvard Munch in Expressionism style. Find more prominent pieces of genre painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Jul 19, 2013 · The Norwegian artist’s ghostlike figure, clasping his hands to his temples and gaping in terror, is possibly the most renowned icon of modern art, more readily identifiable to the general public ...
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The Scream is not screaming. “One of the famous in the images of art,” Edvard Munch’s most widely seen painting “has become, for us, a universal symbol of angst and anxiety.”
