edvard munch

     

Evard Munch (pronounced [ˈmʉŋk or ˈmo:ŋk], December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker, and an important forerunner of expressionistic art.

Trivia about edvard munch

  • The painter who said, "Illness, madness and death were the dark angels who watched over my cradle"
  • 1893:"The Scream"
  • He painted "Vampire" in 1893, the same year he painted "The Scream"
  • In 1963, his centennial, a museum honoring this artist opened in Oslo; visitors say it's a scream
  • Paal Enger, one of those who stole his "The Scream" in Oslo in 1994, was sentenced to prison in 1996
  • Norwegian whose painting "The Cry", or "The Scream", has been called "an icon of existential anguish"
  • An aquaintance of Ibsen, this Norwegian painter designed sets for "Hedda Gabler" & "Ghosts"
  • Feel free to "Scream" out the name of this artist, seen here
  • After a nervous breakdown in 1908, he became more positive & painted lovely murals for the University of Oslo
  • Harry Kessler, known as "The Red Count", was a patron of this Norwegian artist who painted him using lots of red
  • His "Vampire" painting from 1893 just might make you "Scream"