Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of the most iconic and acclaimed images in all of Western art.
Background
- Born in
- Ådalsbruk
- Educated at
- Academy of Fine Arts, MunichOslo Cathedral SchoolNorwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
- Awards
- 🏆 Goethe Medal for Art and Science🏆 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"One evening I came to have a discussion with my father on the subject how long unbelievers are tormented in Hell. I maintained that no sinner could be so guilty that God would let him suffer longer th…"
"Quote in Munch's letter ; as cited in Edvard Munchs Brev, Familien, Oslo: Tanum, 1949, p. 57"
"What is art really? The outcome of dissatisfaction with life, the point of impact for the creative force, the continual movement of life.. ..in my art I attempt to explain life and its meaning to myse…"
"it was the period I think of as the age of the pillow.. .What I wanted to bring out - is that which cannot be measured - I wanted to bring out the tired movement in the eyelids - the lips must look as…"
Works & Publications
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Timeline
1863
Born
Birth1944
Died
Death
Influenced By
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