"Girls on the Bridge," Edvard Munch, 1901.

Norwegian painter and printmaker Munch (1863-1944) is one of the world's best-known and most iconic artists, but he's known primarily for his justly famous "The Scream" and he did so much more...

Munch's early life was marked by loss, ill health, depression, and a fear of inheriting mental illness, so much of his work explores themes of melancholy and alienation. However, this work comes from a happier time of his life....but it's still fairly downbeat.

In 1897, he bought a summer home in the village of Åsgårdstrand, which he dubbed the "Happy Home" for the joy it brought him. By the time he was free of the worries about mental illness, but still had health issues and was also drinking heavily. But he was also very productive at his summer home.

This is based on an encounter he had on a local bridge with three girls. He painted several versions of this scene, with different focus each time. This time, the viewer is almost a participant; it's from the perspective of someone walking across and seeing the three girls. Although a pleasant scene on the surface, the one in the white dress seems isolated from the other two, and they all seem lost in their own thoughts.

From the Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg.

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Arte “El Grito- Munch”

• Título original: Skrik (noruego) / Der Schrei der Natur (El grito de la naturaleza, título alemán original).
• Título en español: El Grito.
• Autor: Edvard Munch.
• Estilo pictórico: Expresionismo (considerada una de sus obras fundacionales) y Simbolismo.
• Siglo y año: Siglo XIX; la versión más famosa data de 1893.
• País: Noruega.
• Género: Pintura de género / Paisaje expresionista.
• Descripción: La obra presenta una figura andrógina en primer plano sobre un puente, con una expresión de profundo horror y angustia. La figura se lleva las manos a los oídos, no para gritar ella misma, sino para cubrirse ante un “grito infinito que atraviesa la naturaleza” que el autor afirmó sentir durante un paseo al atardecer. El paisaje de fondo, que incluye un fiordo de Oslo, está compuesto por líneas sinuosas y colores vibrantes y arbitrarios (cielos naranja y sangre) que refuerzan el sentimiento de desesperación y desequilibrio psicológico. 

Oh No!

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«Camminavo lungo la strada con due amici quando il sole tramontò, il cielo si tinse all'improvviso di rosso sangue. Mi fermai, mi appoggiai stanco morto ad una palizzata. Sul fiordo nero-azzurro e sulla città c'erano sangue e lingue di fuoco. I miei amici continuavano a camminare e io tremavo ancora di paura... E sentivo che un grande urlo infinito pervadeva la natura»

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"Starry Night," Edvard Munch, 1922-4.

Munch (1863-1944) is revered as one of the great Expressionist painters, a national treasure of Norway, and with a highly recognizable style. His painting "The Scream" is one of the most iconic and acclaimed works of art ever. But we're not talking about that....

This was painted during his "Ekely period," named for the house he bought in 1916. He did several blue-tinted night scenes depicting the scene outside his window. At the very bottom of the canvas, you can see the colors on the snow that indicate the light coming from his room.

Munch had suffered some mental health troubles, but when he painted this he was doing well psychologically, but his physical health was declining a bit. At Ekely he did many paintings of farm life, and a number of nudes with volunteer models (ahem). But at this point in his life, he was more optimistic and positive than ever before; he had a mental stability and security that many feel is reflected in the serenity of this image.

From the Edvard Munch Museum, Oslo.

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Dizinha

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Possible reason why #TheScream screams.
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Möglicher Grund warum #derSchrei schreit.

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23 de enero de 1944.Fallecimiento del pintor Edvard Munch #efemérides #enero #edvardmunch #arte

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