The Scream by Edvard Munch: A Masterpiece Explained

The Scream is a painting by artist Edvard Munch. Here is a picture of Edvard:

Edvard is most famous for The Scream and that’s what this article is about.

Here’s a fact file about The Scream:

1.The scream was painted in 1893

2.There are 4 versions of the scream

3.The figure isn’t screaming -it’s blocking its ears from the scream made by the artist after seeing the red sky.

4.The red sky is thought to be from the Krakatoa eruption and the sky over Norway’s capital city Oslo.

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