Nationality | Norwegian |
Skills | Painter,Lithograph |
Born | December 12, 1863 ( Ådalsbruk, Norway) |
Died | January 23, 1944 (Oslo, Norway) |
Period | Expressionism, Modern Art, Symbolism |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Skills | Painter,Lithograph |
Born | December 12, 1863 ( Ådalsbruk, Norway) |
Died | January 23, 1944 (Oslo, Norway) |
Period | Expressionism, Modern Art, Symbolism |
The Scream bought three things into limelight: Edvard Munch, the painter of the artwork; importance of impressionism and the town of Oslo where the artist got his inspiration to depict such a radical subject achieved never before so firmly. The gloomy nature of the artist himself is reflected explicitly in the painting. In his personal life, Edvard Munch was much of a depressed person who also got an inevitable treatment for his mental illness for eight months in a hospital. After that, his mental condition and gloomy thoughts changed to a great degree and his paintings became more optimistic with positive colors and subjects. Though, this painting was painted when he was fighting with his depression. On a little walk near a lake with his […]